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Watercolor Fundamentals: Light and Color

Contrast and focal interest

A course by Gonzalo Ibáñez , Watercolorist and Architect

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About the video: Contrast and focal interest

Overview

“Finally, you will learn about focal interest and its importance to build images with attractive compositions, through a fundamental pictorial resource: contrast.”

In this video lesson Gonzalo Ibáñez addresses the topic: Contrast and focal interest, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Fundamentals: Light and Color. Discover how to observe light and color in the world around you and learn techniques to convey them through your brushstrokes.

Partial transcription of the video

“Contrast and Focal Interest In this lesson we will talk about contrast and focal interest. The first question that we have to ask is what catches our attention in a certain image, be it a painting or a photo. Naturally, the eye is always attracted to certain areas of the painting. The area you are interested in will catch your attention. It can be a face, it can be a window, a tree. Regardless of that and the personal tastes that you may have, there are resources in painting that help us get that focal interest. Contrast One of the main concepts when talking about focal interest is the cont...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Fundamentals: Light and Color

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (199)
6470 students
4 units
14 lessons (2h 42m)
9 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting

Gonzalo Ibáñez

A course by Gonzalo Ibáñez

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Watercolorist and Architect

Gonzalo Ibáñez is an artist who specializes in watercolor landscapes. The difficulty and spontaneity of this technique captivated him in such a way that it became his main form of expression.

He studied architecture at the University of Chile (2017) and holds a diploma in aesthetics and philosophy from PUC (2018). He has participated in festivals and group exhibitions internationally, such as the Kosovo Biennial and the Fabriano Acquarello festival in Italy. He has also won several awards at festivals such as the Mini Castra 2020 in Slovenia and the IWS Chile Viña del Mar 2020.