Watercolor Fundamentals: Light and Color

Overview

“We must have as a notion the image construction method seen in the previous unit, to be able to approach the reference more safely and to make the painting process more comfortable. We will start with the lightest values to advance to the darkest. Let's start!”

In this video lesson Gonzalo Ibáñez addresses the topic: Light Construction, 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

“Construction of Lights In this lesson we will develop our final painting, specifically the construction of the lights, which will be the highest values within our painting. As we have already seen, we will use the same triad that we have developed, but now in the final project, using all the light concepts and taking all of this to a much higher level of detail. The paper I'm using is a 300 gram paper of 100% coarse-grain cotton. The coarse grain lets me add more texture to the watercolor, and especially in the pigments that are much more granular. Like in this violet, you'll see that there...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Fundamentals: Light and Color

• Level: Beginner
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• 6298 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 42m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting