Three spot Composition Device

Composition devices three spot and red and green compliment

Compliment paintings , Orange and blue

Creating grays using compliments. Compliment chart

Finished piece "Blue Girl"

Leaving whites 1st wash.

Leaving whites second wash.

Leaving whites completed washes.

Leaving whites in watercolor

Resource Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus direct glazing yellow wash first

 

In Glazing you start with the lightest colors first. 

First layer is done in yellow and a direct flat wash.

Second layer. Notice that orange has also been added. 

The first layer was bone dry before orange was added. 

Third layer red had been added. That is a transparent red like Quinacridone Rose.

Eucalyptus direct glazing yellow, orange and red added

Glazing Method, overlaying transparent pigment one layer at a time creates a visual mix.

Glazing steps: Layer 1 Yellow (Aureolin). Layer 2 Orange ( Mixed Aureolin and Quin Rose) Layer 3 Red (Quin. Rose) 4 Blue (Cobalt or Ultra Marine Blue)  4. Green (Deep Dark Green Mix).

Student Glazing Work

 

 

 

 

Atmospheric glazing

Glazes, Transparent Watercolor Hues Pigments

Glazes, Transparent Watercolor Hues Pigments

Silver Lining, painting darks

Comming up creating darks with compliments.

More texture and negative shape painting

Glazing in negative dark shapes

Textures: This piece is a mingled wash with transparent pigments. Salt and syran wrap were used for texture. This piece is a checkerboard composition device with leaving 1/3 white pattern. Oh subject matter, hollyhocks.

Jazmin's Mingled wash and texture.

One more lime

Pineapple Limes Process

Limes

       

Basket

       

Pineapple

                

Leaves

Water Color Education

Class today consisted of work completed by students using the different wash and brush techniques.
Two methods were explored. Direct wash (dry paper and pigment with water added) and Indirect wash (wetting the paper first and adding pigment and water to the wet surface). 
The first wash of a three column study was a flat wash, second was a graded wash, third consisted of a mingled or variegated wash also called color into color wash. The objective was to make these washes as smooth as possible.
 Brush work of grasses or bamboo were added directly to each column and wash after it was completely dry. Brush work is one beautify long stroke of consistent and even color.
Second project. Consisted of a primary or basic shape with geometric or organic line running through the design. Leaving one third of the design white each shape was filled in with a flat direct wash. We had some excellent design and washes.  Some errors that we faced were the following: Not enough water, pigment ratio. Running out of paint before the shape was completely filled in, inconsistent water being placed in the shape creating blossoms and graded washes. Edge quality in shapes overlapped other colors, or wavered unevenly in the design. Just a little more care, and not going to far with the brush before it ran out of color. Reload with color sooner. All in all for the very first washes. "Good".