Watercolor with Filigree and Metallic Details

Watercolor with Filigree and Metallic Details

“We have now come to the end of this course. Thank you for the participation! I hope not only to have given you an insight into watercolor painting, but also to have infected you with my love for detail. You can't wait to get started with your own project. Before that, let me remind you that I don't want you to follow my template to the letter. Rather, I encourage you to create your own motif, which is shaped by your personal preferences - this way you will also find your own style. As a reminder, here are the steps you need to follow to complete your project. Don't forget to document the progress of your work by taking photos of each step. The motive Choose a bird that you want to draw and think about what it should sit on or whether it should be surrounded by leaves.

The sketch Make a rough sketch of the bird with a pencil on a white piece of paper and trace it with tracing paper and a fineliner. Then place the tracing paper with the outline of the bird on your watercolor paper and transfer the sketch with an embossing pen. Now you draw a circle around the bird and draw matching leaves and branches or twigs. The colored primer By using the wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry technique, you create the colored primer with watercolor paint. Make sure to work in layers from light to dark. Fine details As soon as the paint is completely dry, use a thin brush to work fine details and structures out of your bird. Study your template as closely as possible. Metallic accents Then you select the metallic colors that you want to use for your picture and set sparkling accents with them. As soon as these have dried, use a tug brush and one or more metallic colors to trace the circle of your choice. I would be very happy to see your finished picture in the forum, as well as photos of your workflow, which you are welcome to add a short description to. Simply click on "Create your project". The forum also gives you the opportunity to exchange ideas with other course participants and find more inspiration. Of course, I will stop by as often as possible and be at your side with advice and feedback. Until then, I wish you lots of fun painting! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“final project Thank you for taking my course. I hope you have enjoyed the lessons and you something for your own artwork Even if you accompanied me how I made my picture step by step, I would like to encourage you to create your own motif, which is characterized by your own personal artistic handwriting. This is characterized by the fact that you can choose your color preferences or also incorporates motif preferences. Don't put yourself under pressure. A personal style takes time, to be able to develop. Even if you are not completely satisfied with a picture, is that no problem but merely ...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor with Filigree and Metallic Details

• Level: Beginner
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• 3102 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (3h 21m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Botanical Illustration, Decorative Painting, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting