Modern Techniques for Watercolor Cityscapes
The range of colors
A course by Roberto Zangarelli , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
Joined March 2021
About the video: The range of colors
Overview
“Now, we will choose the color range we will need for the painting and talk about how to get some useful shades for your final project.”
In this video lesson Roberto Zangarelli addresses the topic: The range of colors, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern Techniques for Watercolor Cityscapes. Learn watercolor techniques that capture the essence and atmosphere of a city to make urban illustrations from a photo.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color Range In this lesson, we will choose the right color range for your painting. Even though our color palette has dozens of tones, we try to distill them as much as possible, so that our painting will be more harmonious. This is ideal for learning. Then, with experience, as I mentioned, you will be able to expand your colors. For now, practice mixing a few colors and combining them and finding the right tonalities for the project. Now, let's take our reference photo. Locate the areas where cool colors and warm colors are present. In my case, the cool colors will be in the sky and the st...”
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Course summary for: Modern Techniques for Watercolor Cityscapes
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Category
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Areas
Painting, Watercolor Painting

Roberto Zangarelli
A course by Roberto Zangarelli
Roberto Zangarelli is a watercolor artist and graphic illustrator from Rome. His work has been displayed in both Italian and international galleries and he has collaborated with a range of art magazines. He has also illustrated covers for books on painting, worked with companies that produce watercolor paper, and released his own set of paintbrushes.
In addition to painting, he runs his own graphics agency and opened a studio-gallery in collaboration with other artists where he displays his art and teaches his craft.
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