Painting A Night Time Scene In Watercolour

Have you ever wondered how you would tackle #painting a night time scene in #watercolour ? Extreme darks are difficult to achieve and often turn out wishy-washy. It is possible though, as I demonstrate in my take on it. I opted for using neutral tint for the really dark areas and used light red and rose madder mixed with neutral tint in varying strengths for the lighter tones. The only other paint used was white gouache. It's not a watercolour for the purists, as there is very little transparency, but it has quite an impact (well, I think so). Feel free to disagree, and I'd love to see your feedback in the comments. Video chapter points are included below. My thanks to Steven Cronin for providing an excellent challenge and photo. Happy painting Pete 00:00 - Introduction 01:26 - The drawing 04:26 - Masking out 12:31 - First washes 24:41 - Negative painting around the figures 27:22 - Increasing the strength of the darks 29:43 - Adding more detail 31:40 - Painting the figures and shadows 36:00 - More detail on the building 41:57 - Removing the masking fluid 44:00 - Painting the railings 48:00 - Adding white gouache 50:52 - Adding a few waves with tinted gouache 52:15 - Adding shadows to the railings 53:00 - Final Touches 56:42 - Removing the frame for the final reveal 56:58 - End titles. Thanks for watching