Experimental Watercolor Techniques for Beginners
The color line
A course by Ana Santos , Painter and illustrator
About the video: The color line
Overview
“For the second exercise, we will make a toucan, with which we will practice the precision through finer lines. Also the care between planes of color that are touched but do not mix with each other. In this practice you must also test your patience. It is necessary to wait if you do not want the watercolor to go through unwanted places. In additional resources I share this same toucan more elaborate. I have used Canson Aquarelle paper of 300 grams, satin. ”
In this video lesson Ana Santos addresses the topic: The color line, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Watercolor Techniques for Beginners. Learn how to paint with watercolor from scratch and make the most out of your mistakes.
Partial transcription of the video
“COLOR LINES In this lesson we'll work on an animal based on lines. For each line we'll work on gradients. We'll practice precision. We'll also see that when we do a band of color, we need to let it dry. We need to go from one band to another, to prevent the colors from mixing and merging. This illustration will be cleaner and more defined colors. I've created a color palette with warm colors, reddish, orange shades, a yellowy red color. But you can choose the palette you want. I've also used a 2H pencil, to not stain the watercolor. In this case I've chosen a toucan. I've done a design with...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Watercolor Techniques for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Ana Santos
A course by Ana Santos
Drawing has been Ana's passion since she was a child, so she didn't think twice about enrolling in a fine arts school where she specialized in drawing and graphic design. She has always been fascinated by the human figure, which often appears in one form or another in her personal projects.
Ana combines traditional and digital techniques and is an expert at capturing expressive looks, strong attitudes, and somber moods in her illustrations, which have appeared in publications from major publishers such as Penguin Random House, Editorial Planeta, and Roca Editorial.
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