Naturalist Watercolor with Expression and Personality
making rough edges
A course by Leandro Nunes , Watercolor Artist
About the video: making rough edges
Overview
“In this class I will show you how to go from the standard of smooth edges to more stylish edges.”
In this video lesson Leandro Nunes addresses the topic: making rough edges, which is part of the Domestika online course: Naturalist Watercolor with Expression and Personality. Learn watercolor techniques to create dynamic paintings by combining realism and abstraction.
Partial transcription of the video
“Creating Deckled Edges In this lesson, we’re going to finalize our painting by creating edges and framing it. We’re going to start by creating deckled edges. In my opinion, they fit perfectly with what we’ve learned so far. Deckled edges create a very interesting torn look, a very interesting freedom. It’s really easy to do. I have some water handy, and a brush, because it’s practical. I don’t know if there’s a specific tool for this, but we’ll put pressure on the crease in the fold of the paper to separate them more easily. To create the edges, you can use cotton or cellulose paper. It’s v...”
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Course summary for: Naturalist Watercolor with Expression and Personality
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Category
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Areas
Naturalistic Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Leandro Nunes
A course by Leandro Nunes
"São Paulo-born Leandro Nunes has been drawing since he was seven years old. Forever connected to the arts, he received a degree in advertising and propaganda, choosing this path as a way of uniting artistic knowledge with communication, expression, and education. He then studied photography and photo editing and went on to combine all his knowledge at his communications agency where he worked as Art Director.
He has worked with brands such as Marisa, Água de Cheiro, Everlast, Fórum, and more. He fell in love with watercolor the second he started and currently dedicates himself exclusively to activities related to this art form. He gives courses in various cities across Brazil and manages the largest watercolor group on Facebook, Aquarela Brasil."
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