La Signora dei Fiori Watercolour Painting demonstration
La Signora dei Fiori Watercolour Painting demonstration
In this video demonstration I help you learn the keys to painting
watercolour fast and loose - start to finish!!
PLUS we'll also learn about:
Composition/design
Understand value contrast
Perspective and Architectural sketching
Mixing light and dark values
simplifying a busy scene and more!
Materials I Used:
¼ sheet Fabriano artistico 300gsm cold pressed OR Arches medium 300gsm CP
Tube paint, artist quality:
winsor blue (red shade, phthalo)
Permanent Alizarin crimson
Burnt Sienna
winsor green
yellow ochre
white gouache
Brushes:
large and medium natural bristle mop for underpainting (background washes)
size 8-14 rounds for detail and people painting
rigger
Sketching:
a3 or a4 sketchbook or paper
pencils 4, 6 and 8b's
plastic eraser
sharpening device
Useful other stuff:
hand towel
50ml fine water spritzer
500ml water bowl
Kitchen paper
Painting board
table easel or blocks to lean board on for gravity
masking tape from art supply store, ¾ or 1 inch
palette (or white porcelain dinner plate)
WHY THIS PHOTO/SCENE?
I always ask myself "why this scene?"
the answer will be something like:
- I like the umbrella
- people
- It’s fun and busy
- I like the dark background with the light on objects in the foreground
- I haven't painted a flower "market" before, a new little challenge
- It’s handy
WHAT I DON’T LIKE OR DOESN’T HELP
lady keeps moving and when she sits she looks at her cell phone
rubbish photos I took
no customers!
there needs to be more flower stall paraphernalia - buckets, brooms, watering cans etc - I'll make them up
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