Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative

Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative

“During the lessons I taught you all the secrets to paint a perfect diptych, now it's your turn! Follow these basic steps to complete your project. Don't just copy my example, but experiment and invent something new. In this way, you will learn to independently apply the techniques I taught you and you will have fun choosing the paper and colors you like best. First, find and gather information about the subject you want to paint. Knowing him well will help you represent him better! Observe it from life and consult the texts I have recommended to you. Then, choose your palette and prepare your colors . It is important to do color tests, preferably on pieces of paper of the same type on which you will paint: from paper to paper, in fact, the color rendering changes.

Now make the preparatory drawing in pencil to have a clear trace on which to move. Now is the time to paint! I starts with lighter tones . Remember to remove excess graphite from the sheet first with the eraser. Once you have completed the lighter tones, moves on to the intermediate tones and then to the darker ones . Finally, add shadows and glazes and any details in pencil. Now share your project in the forum! Show everyone both the final result and the processing steps, documenting each step with an image and describing what you did with a brief explanation. As soon as possible, I will be happy to comment on your work. Look at the projects of colleagues and encourage them by commenting on what they have shared: do not miss the precious opportunity to interact with the creative community. Thanks again for making this journey with me! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Hi, here we are at the end of this course. Thanks for following me. Now you know techniques and materials to face the portrait of your favorite birds. In this course I wanted to teach you the different watercolor techniques, but also to approach a subject from two different points of view, positively and negatively. I remind you that making a diptych is interesting and useful for two reasons: the first is technical and the second is aesthetic. You will be able to experiment by combining different solutions and then the aesthetic result will be particularly beautiful and unusua...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative

• Level: Beginner
• 96% positive reviews (70)
• 2121 students
• 4 units
• 23 lessons (4h 20m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting