Five Steps to Watercolour Dvd by Amanda Hyatt

What an inspiring and great DVD to watch. Really enjoying it and learning a lot, every time I watch it. Seniorart Supply was so generous to gift me with an Amanda Hyatt Palette from Daniel Smith Watercolours, when I ordered the DVD. Thank you sooooo much, so grateful and happy:)

Amanda Hyatt is an extremely very competent watercolourist, who (in the DVD) paints full sheets very loosely in subdued tones. As she states, she has an aversion to primary colours, and most of her hues are mixed in the palette, burnt umber being used extensively to achieve the effect she seeks. Her five steps refer to composition, colour, tone, mood and bringing the picture together. Although some of these are not explained in depth (and probably could not be in the space of a single DVD), she illustrates them using pictures painted around Lake Como in Italy.
The final results are very impressionistic, but effective. Her commentary and descriptions are good, and should give the student enough information to emulate her style. Having said that, if you like bright colours or detail, this DVD is probably not for you.

A generous disk, covering a lot of plein air work under sometimes exasperating weather conditions --- but she coped --- and well!
She works rapidly and very often her instinctive brushwork may leave the viewer behind, wondering why she did what she did. Her commentary usually is very helpful, especially when dealing with the 5 steps. Highly recommended for more experienced painters who want another challenge to their usual style. It has inspired me enough to book into her next workshop which she is giving next month and only 300km away.