Advancing with Watercolor: Problems & Solutions - Painting Reflections on Water

In this video I take you through the process of painting reflections on water - or at least one way of doing it. I have explored other ways in previous videos - see below. In any case I am presenting his video to demonstrate how to Pont reflections on water - also how an artist goes about identifying and correcting a weakness in their technique. I want to be able to paint water and Reflections as easily as I paint other subject matter. With expression and confidence ...I start by understanding what it is that I am painting and through experiment and reflection arrive at the beginning of a newfound ability. Though it’s not without certain amount of struggle...

The finished painting

http://www.garytuckerartist.com/gallery/portfolio-items/reflections-on-a-canal-venice/

Bonus material.
Sometimes I forget to say all that I wanted in narrating these videos. To read what was missed - Download the accompanying pdf

http://www.garytuckerartist.com/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Problems-and-Solutions-Water-and-reflections-1.pdf

A list of materials used in this video
Windsor and Newton
Yellow ochre, burnt sienna, cad red light, ultramarine blue, cobalt turquoise
https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-and-newton-professional-watercolor-tubes/
Paper Saunders 140 rough
https://www.dickblick.com/products/saunders-waterford-watercolor-sheets/
Brushes: Raphael Soft Aqua Quill #6, #4
https://www.dickblick.com/products/raphael-soft-aqua-brush/
Loew Cornell Round Sabelette # 8 , 6,4
https://www.dickblick.com/products/loew-cornell-ultra-round-watercolor-brushes/

In the next episode of Advancing with Watercolor I re-visit the Compo San Margarita for a painting of morning shadows.