Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative
Painting in Positive 2
A course by Silvia Molinari , Painter
About the video: Painting in Positive 2
Overview
“Here I will continue to paint by switching to darker tones. Furthermore, I will deal with defining some details of the subject. It is good to leave especially the eye and the beak last, which are the parts that will give liveliness to the bird. ”
In this video lesson Silvia Molinari addresses the topic: Painting in Positive 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative. Explore watercolor and monochrome techniques on dark paper to create a stunning wildlife piece in positive and negative.
Partial transcription of the video
“Paint positively Let's move on to the darker details. We also define this rather dark greenish part more carefully. As dark and intense parts, eyes and beak are still missing. Even the tuft. I take cadmium yellow, which I will use in purity. Really pure color for the tuft of the ruler and at the tip of the brush. Often the little birds have broken crests, so the approach I recommend is this: pure color, whether in tube or godet, therefore directly on the godet, with a very thin and elastic brush. Then you simply roll. You lean on the base of your head and pull the color. Let's move on to th...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Silvia Molinari
A course by Silvia Molinari
Silvia Molinari is a painter who loves portraying the flora and fauna of nature in her art. She began dabbling in watercolors in her youth, shortly before enrolling in the art institute, and has continued to hone her technique ever since.
Throughout her career, she has displayed her work in both individual and group exhibits, including the Emilia Romagna section of the Venice Biennale, the Affordable Art Fair in New York and Milan, and at the Ginza 1-Chome gallery in Tokyo. She regularly collaborates with magazines, organizations, and non-profits such as Gardenia Magazine and Lipu (Lega italiana protezione uccelli). She has also illustrated children's books for the publishers Edizioni Corsare and Topipittori and has been running watercolor seminars and courses since 2008.
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