How to Simplify a Photo to Make a Drawing for a Painting

ln this video I’ve got some tips for you on how to simplify a reference photo and create a line drawing that you can use for a watercolor painting. I also share my thought process that went into doing the line drawings for some of my own paintings. Blog Post: https://www.louisedemasi.com/tips/202... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ME: 🎓 Online Watercolour Classes: https://www.louisedemasi.com/online-c... 👕 Louise De Masi merchandise: https://www.louisedemasi.com/merchandise 🖼️ Louise De Masi art and prints: https://www.louisedemasi.com/shop 🧑🏻‍🎨 Fine Art Supplies I Use: https://www.louisedemasi.com/art-supp... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREEBIES: 👉 Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.louisedemasi.com/subscribe 🎨 FREE guide on '5 MISTAKES WATERCOLOUR PAINTERS MAKE'. 🖌️ FREE FULL-LENGTH WATERCOLOUR TUTORIAL. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CAMERA GEAR that I film with: 🎥Camera: Sony A7s III - https://amzn.to/42JaCI7 📸Lens: https://amzn.to/3zbB6Ew 💡Light: https://amzn.to/3TPEEGa ⏱ TIME STAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:36 Plan your painting 2:21 Identify Key Shapes 2:52 1st line drawing example 4:24 2nd line drawing example 6:43 3rd line drawing example 20:38 4th line drawing example 14:11 Outro 15:05 Bloopers FIND ME HERE:👇🏻 🌎 My website/blog https://www.louisedemasi.com PATREON:   / louisedemasi   INSTAGRAM:   / louisedemasi   FACEBOOK:   / louise.demasi   LINKEDIN:   / louise-de-masi-b32b3314   TikTok:   / louisedemasi   Vero: @louisedemasi PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a small amount of revenue from.