Naturalist Watercolor with Expression and Personality

Naturalist Watercolor with Expression and Personality

“We have reached the end of the course! I hope you enjoyed and allowed yourself to walk in this proposal for a looser and more spontaneous language. Don't forget that this course will be available here at Domestika. See and review as many times as you like and train hard on the various combinations of techniques and you will always get amazing results. Remember, beauty is relative! Furthermore, from the moment it is possible to perceive the message, the main objective of his painting has been achieved. Thereafter, the amount of time you spend painting depends on the level of detail you want to bring to the job. Below we will review some points of the painting that will enrich your final project: • Make a quick sketch and then plan for a more elaborate sketch. • Always make a monochromatic sketch too to plan painting techniques and timing! • Next, make a color sketch in which you synchronize the objective of the previous sketch with the colors and saturation of your painting. Since the goal is the freshness of safe brushstrokes, these sketches will serve as training for the final painting. • Get as close as possible to the final result in an "alla prima" layer, so brush strokes will be fresher. Eyes and small adjustments can be left for the second moment. Here is a suggestion on how you can present your final project: Outline

Planning Monochrome sketch Final composition I look forward to seeing and commenting on your final project! Also, leave your comments and questions on the forum. I will try to answer whenever possible, but feel free to comment on the work and answer your colleagues' questions as well, as this is the only way to enrich the community and learn from each other. See you soon! Until later! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Congratulations, you’ve reached the end of the course. Let’s do a quick review of everything we’ve learned. Since our main goal is to make our watercolors light and expressive, our main focus was opening our minds up to aesthetic perceptions. At the same time, we deepened our knowledge of the techniques and materials available to us. Then we discovered the importance of planning and using gravity to make it easier to paint or even to create effects. We also looked at reliable ways to make our paintings lighter. Finally, we laid out planning and drafting steps to produce consis...”

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Course summary for: Naturalist Watercolor with Expression and Personality

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (203)
• 3901 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 16m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Naturalistic Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting