Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds
Tonal Values
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: Tonal Values
Overview
“During this lesson, I will explain what is meant by tonal value and why it is so important to the success of a piece. I will help you see tonal values and we will make a tonal value tool that you will use to complete the shading of a little garden bird. ”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: Tonal Values, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds. Bring vivid wildlife compositions to life by exploring modern methods of watercolor painting.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we're going to be looking at tonal values. what they are, why they're so important and how you can train your eyes to see them. We're also going to be making a tonal value tool to help you do this. So what is a tonal value? Well, tone is about how light or how dark something is. And it's absolutely critical to getting a watercolor piece right. You might think, well, why are we going to be working in grey and with charcoals and pencils when the whole of this course is about watercolour. But it's critical that we understand how And the easiest way to teach this is with just on...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds
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Category
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Areas
Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Sarah Stokes
A course by Sarah Stokes
Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.
She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.
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