Mastering Light & Shadow: A Step-by-Step Watercolor Painting Tutorial, how to draw and paint stairs

This video is a detailed tutorial on painting a scene with light and shadow effects. It begins with an analysis of a reference image of a street and bridge in Venice, highlighting the interplay of light and shadow in a narrow street. After creating a detailed drawing, the tutorial then moves on to the painting process, starting with wetting the paper, mixing colors, and applying the underpainting. It emphasizes the importance of capturing the lightest tones first and gradually building up the darker areas. Throughout the video, various techniques are demonstrated, such as creating texture, adding shadows, and adjusting colors to achieve the desired effect. The tutorial concludes with final touches to enhance the painting's depth and realism. Subjects covered in this watercolour lesson include: painting design, watercolor techniques, drawing and painting figures with watercolor, painting stairs, creating texture on old buildings, mixing various tones, applying dark shadows. My PATREON MEMBERSHIP PAGE: https://www.patreon.com/joecartwright - in addition to ad-free content you get exclusive content (new videos will be more in depth than those on my YouTube channel), hi-resolution reference photos, photos of my finished painting, and drawing outlines where available. Other benefits are also included. My teaching manual: Mastering Watercolors - A Practical Guide: https://amzn.to/3CgYQfB Why I wet the back of my watercolor paper: Here is a video I made which explains why I wet the back of the paper. https://youtu.be/f3SlN7jfxRw ⏱️TIMESTAMP⏱️ 00:00 Intro 00:11 Reference image and design thoughts 00:50 The drawing 04:08 Mixing the colors of the walls and path 06:56 Underpainting of walls and path 12:55 Painting the distant wall, bridge and stairs 44:47 Painting figures on stairs 1:06:35 Painting wall details 1:30:39 Painting the shadows 1:5753 Fixing the failed path Materials used: Paper: Quarter sheet, 185 gsm Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper (Approx. A3 size) Watercolor paints, all are Winsor and Newton: French Ultramarine Cobalt Blue Cobalt Turquoise Permanent Rose Scarlet Lake Burnt Sienna Raw Sienna Raw Umber Brushes: Size 8 & 12 round watercolor brushes Mop brush for wetting the back of the paper Small hog hair fan brush Other material: Waterproof backing board, I use 6mm thick matt black acrylic, which I purchased off eBay, held at about 20 degrees