Watercolor Techniques for Painting Seascapes

Watercolor Techniques for Painting Seascapes

“We have reached the end of the course! Thank you very much for accompanying me. I hope that my lessons and advice will help you when making your own watercolor drawings. Do not forget that each project is unique and that what we saw in this course is a base that you can use with your own style. I share the steps you must follow to carry out and share your project: Trigger and pencil drawing As a first step, find a place with a lagoon, sea or body of water that you want to use as a trigger and reference for your work.

Color palette When you have the tonal plan defined, arrange the paper correctly so that you can make your first pass from the pencil drawing to the sheet. Sketch and layout of the scene Make the drawing in pencil and analyze planes, lights and shadows to plan the use of colors and the configuration of the planes in the scene. First gouache Draw on wet. Work first on the character and then on the background, taking into account the division into cold and warm tones and the links that make the color integrate better. Second gouache When the wet work dries, highlight the close-ups of your scene, but now dry. Final details Lastly, add some final glazes, working in blocks of color, to finish defining the atmosphere of the scene and concluding your final project. Now share your final project by clicking "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result of your project and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you could show me an image of each phase and add a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. I also want to invite you to actively participate in the forum, both by sharing your progress and asking questions or giving advice to the community. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress! I will try to spend as much time as possible on the forum, but please be patient because there will be times when I have professional commitments and it will take me a while to respond. See you in the forum!”

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“Final project We got to the final project. I am very grateful that you accompanied me on the tour to get to this instance. I hope it has been useful to you, that you have enjoyed the process and that you can incorporate the tips into your future project. Remember to practice a lot the theme of the gesture and the stain. Don't just paint with your wrist, paint with your whole arm, paint with the body, give work to the water. Watercolor is a very dynamic technique. We have to make the most of the times that water and its humidity provide us. You have to risk painting the wet on the wet, no ma...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Techniques for Painting Seascapes

• Level: Beginner
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting