Sketching People with Watercolor
Color Mixing Exercises
A course by Marcus Penna , Illustrator and Watercolor Artist
About the video: Color Mixing Exercises
Overview
“There are three classic ways to mix colors on a surface: overlap, merge and blend. In this class, I will perform an exercise mixing colors to understand the behavior of ink on paper. ”
In this video lesson Marcus Penna addresses the topic: Color Mixing Exercises, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketching People with Watercolor. Learn illustration and watercolor techniques to paint quick sketches from start to finish.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color-Mixing Exercises Let's start here with a color-mixing exercise. For this, I've already set up the paper on an inclined surface. As you can see, I'm using this tape. I applied a very generous layer about 1 cm inside the edge of the paper and the rest on the outside. This will help us when we wet the paper because it won't buckle as much. It will keep its shape, and it will be much easier to paint on. Here we have our paint set with our mixing surface, our water container, and tissue paper to control the amount of water and pigment on the brush. There are three classic ways you can mix ...”
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Course summary for: Sketching People with Watercolor
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Category
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Areas
Figure Drawing, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
Marcus Penna
A course by Marcus Penna
Marcus Penna is a Brazilian illustrator, watercolor painter, and 3D artist. Since 2003, he's been working as a freelance artist in the publishing and advertising fields. In addition to his art, he collaborates in the creation of video games and VR experiences at ARVORE Immersive Experiences, where he's participated on projects such as A Linha—winner of Best VR Immersive Experience for Interactive Content at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival and a Primetime Emmy in 2020—Pixel Ripped 1995, and YUKI.
He has also worked on magazines like Vida Simples, Superinteressante, and Veja Saúde, on textbooks for publishers such Moderna and FTD, and on the UEFA official guide for the Women's Champions League, through the agency TwelfthMan. Since 2017, he's been creating content alongside illustrator and watercolor artist Daniel Araújo to post on the Instagram account Gente que Existe, devoted to illustrations of the human figure.
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