Double Exposure Watercolor: Painting Nature

Double Exposure Watercolor: Painting Nature

“Now it's time to say goodbye to you. Thank you for taking this course on Watercolor Techniques with Double Exposure! I hope that this has not only given you an insight into watercolor painting, but also shared the passion for this art form with you. You can’t wait to get started with your final project. Let me remind you once again beforehand that it is not important to me that you follow my template down to the last detail. Rather, I hope that you give free rein to your own inspiration and that many different final projects meet in the forum! As a reminder, here are the individual steps again: First choose a scene and a suitable silhouette that you want to paint. Then create your double exposure coloring page.

Make a drawing in pencil based on your template. Before painting with watercolor, it is important that you analyze layers, lights, and shadows in order to plan the different paint jobs in your scene. Use the wet-on-wet technique to create the silhouette of your work. Always start with the light colors and work your way up to the darker tones. Depending on the motif, the orientation on the horizon line can be useful for dividing your watercolor. When the first application of paint is dry, add more layers and more elaborate image elements. In this step you also define the light and shadow sides in order to create more depth and plasticity in your works. The final step is the fine-tuning. Use a thin brush to paint details such as grasses and branches to create a realistic overall appearance. With this you define the ambience of the scene and can declare your final project over. Do you have doubts, questions, ideas? The forum gives you the opportunity to present your final project and to exchange ideas with other course participants. Talk about your projects: I would be very happy to have a lively cooperation! Of course I will be there too and will be at your side with feedback and advice. You can also upload your work to social media using the hashtag #JessicaJanikDomestika! I'm looking forward to exchanging ideas with you in the forum. Until then, I hope you enjoy painting!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We are at the end of my course arrived at watercolor technique with double exposure. I hope you enjoyed it as much as it did me. Thank you for your interest and participation. At the beginning of the course I have the job for you, the materials and some basics of watercolor painting are shown. After talking about sources of inspiration, I showed you how to create a template for your own watercolor painting. Then I showed you the most important watercolor techniques and we practiced how to paint in silhouettes. Afterwards we practiced and consolidated the effects of watercolor ...”

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Course summary for: Double Exposure Watercolor: Painting Nature

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (79)
• 2558 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (2h 19m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting