Today I was holding a painting class today for students with little experience. They wanted to paint a sunset so I started the session with a simple demo of a sunset. I thought it might be useful to post it here on my blog as it might interest here. If there are any points you want to disscuss leave your message and I will reply within 24hrs.
A bit a about the painting , the materials I used were....
Rough 300 lb Arche Watercolour paper
Cadmimum Red
Cadmium Orange
French Ultramarine
Alizarine Crimson
Cadmium Yellow
As you can see by the demo the painting was worked wet-in-wet and the total painting time was about 20 mins.
Finished Demo
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2 comments:
I love the watercolor of sunset in the mountains. I tried to paint simular views but my colours always look so weak and watery. Any ideas how I can work out how to make my colours stronger like yours?????
Hi thanks for your comments. You have to remember when painting in watercolour that your colours dry about 50% lighter in tonal value when dry. I always find its better to be bold and use stronger colours than you might think needed, nobody really wants to look at weak and insipid watercolours, remember be bold with your colours!!
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