Urban Landscapes in Watercolor
Initial wash
A course by Daniel "Pito" Campos , Illustrator and Artist
Joined April 2016
About the video: Initial wash
Overview
“We started to paint! This lesson is very important because the initial gouache is the foundation of our final work, therefore I will place great emphasis on the quality of this gouache.”
In this video lesson Daniel "Pito" Campos addresses the topic: Initial wash, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Landscapes in Watercolor. Learn professional techniques to turn a real landscape into a wash of color and light..
Partial transcription of the video
“FIRST WASH Right, let's start with the water and the pigment and take the first step in our project in terms of colour. This is called the first wash. Just because it's the first wash with the lightest colour in the background doesn't mean that it's not important. On the contrary. It's very important because it's the foundation of our work. The next strokes will go on top. Remember that in watercolour we paint from light to dark, so the first wash will be the lightest. Here, you have to take into account two essential things. Don't create colour intensity in the first layer. It's the first ...”
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Course summary for: Urban Landscapes in Watercolor
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Architectural Illustration, Fine Arts, Watercolor Painting

Daniel "Pito" Campos
A course by Daniel "Pito" Campos
Daniel Campos, better known as Pito Campos, is an illustrator and visual artist who specializes in the watercolor technique. It was during his time as an architecture student that he fell in love with all things urban, and that love never stopped growing.
He has worked for magazines like Servicio de Cable, Desterradxs, and La Luciérnaga, as an illustrator for newspapers such as La Voz and La Nueva Mañana, and, as a muralist, he has created work in different stations across Buenos Aires.
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