Advancing with Watercolor: "Little Family" - Creating a narrative with figures

"Little Family"

Creating a narrative with figures

In this watercolor video I will show you how to build a picture from"spare parts". A large Beech tree, a view of the ocean, and a family having a picnic…Some working knowledge of design helps me put the piece together. Technically we explore wet into wet technique ad mix the colors directly on the paper..

Challenges in this Painting

- To structure the painting around a center of interest

- Telling an effective narrative

- Using brushwork to create the painterly feel

- minimize a complicated background

- create and expressive tree and shadow and to render the figures

Skills we build

Graded Washes

Use design principles to build a picture out of "spare parts"

Mixing color on the page

Painting classic hardwood trees

Painting figures in an easy way

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