Watercolor Fundamentals: Light and Color

Overview

“I continue with the development of my painting, this time showing you the stage of shadows and medium consistencies. Remember to continue to reference the tonal value and color exercises.”

In this video lesson Gonzalo Ibáñez addresses the topic: Shadow 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 Shadows We're at the construction of shadows. In this lesson we will paint the middle tonal values, which in our palette of tonal value would correspond to values five and six, approximately. If you notice, in our previous lesson we painted light tonal values, ranging from nine to ten, where the sheet of paper is pure, and certain variations of five and six in the back and in the front. This is important because the moisture of the paper is used to generate much more spontaneous mixes of colors. I'm going to mix the triad again respecting the light and shadow that we saw in ...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Fundamentals: Light and Color

• Level: Beginner
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  Illustration

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  Architectural Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting