In this series of two classes I am exploring drawing and painting small paintings on a variety of surfaces. My subjects will be some different colored alstroemeria, also called Peruvian Lily. I chose these small bright flowers to explore using different surfaces with a variety of media for some bright springlike mini art pieces.
Surfaces used in my demonstrations: Watercolor or Bristol Paper, Claybord surface by Ampersand, and specially prepared Canvas. You can choose paper alone or can experiment with one of the other surfaces.
Featured Surfaces: Hot or Cold Press Watercolor Paper. I will use Hot Press in my demonstration. If you are using watercolor pencil alone you can either use the watercolor paper or choose Bristol Paper with a vellum surface if you prefer.
Claybord: I will use a 6”x6” ¾” cradled Claybord Museum Series Multi-Media Panel by Ampersand. It’s a very smooth surface. You can use any size and it need not be cradled.
Canvas: I will use a 6”x6” regular canvas, which I have prepared in the following way—I coated the canvas with a thin layer of gesso. Once the gesso dried I lightly sanded the surface. If you get a Watercolor Canvas instead you don’t need to prepare the surface at all except to lightly wipe it down with a damp cloth and wait for it to dry before painting.
Remember—you can just paint all these on paper. There is no need to purchase or use another surface unless you want to.
Media: I will primarily demonstrate using Watercolor Paint and Watercolor Pencils. I will also discuss adding touches of Liquid Ink if anyone is interested.
WATERCOLOR PAINTS
RED FLOWER: Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Pink, Burnt Sienna, Aureolin, Sap Green, touches of French Ultramarine
PINK FLOWER: Quinacridone Pink, Quinacridone Red, Aureolin, New Gamboge, Sap Green, touches of Burnt Sienna
VIOLET PURPLE FLOWER: Cobalt Violet, Winsor Blue Red Shade, Aureolin, Sap Green, possible touches of Quinacridone Pink and French Ultramarine
WATERCOLOR PENCILS
RED FLOWER: Light Purple Pink, Middle Purple Pink, Pale Geranium Lake, Derwent Watercolor Pencil Madder Carmine, Earth Green Yellow, Chrome Oxide
PINK FLOWER: Light Purple Pink, Red Violet, Derwent Watercolor Pencil Madder Carmine, Burnt Ochre, Light Yellow Glaze, Cadmium Yellow AND/OR Cadmium Orange, Permanent Green Olive
VIOLET PURPLE FLOWER: Middle Purple Pink, Red-Violet, Purple Violet, Helioblue Reddish AND/OR Ultramarine, Light Yellow Glaze, Earth Green Yellow
The demonstrations immediately after class, stage #1
Several people have expressed interest in drawing or painting different water surfaces. In this series of two classes I will demonstrate drawing and painting the surface of a pond which includes plants and other objects.
Surface: I used Hot Press Watercolor Paper for my demonstration. Cold Press would be fine, too. I will use a lot of water in this piece, so, even if you work in watercolor pencil alone I still think watercolor paper would be best to use.
Media: You can choose to work in Watercolor Paint or Watercolor Pencil. I will add a hard Graphite Pencil, too (2H, 3H, or 4H).
WATER LILY SWATCH
***NOTE: Truthfully, you could use many, many different combinations of color in the brown, red/pink, green, blue, and yellow ranges. Just make sure your choices combine with each other in a pleasing way. I’m just listing the main colors I used in the demonstrations here.
Watercolor Paint Option: Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Pink, Sap Green, Winsor Blue Red Shade, Burnt Sienna, New Gamboge, Sepia, Quinacridone Gold
Watercolor Pencil Option: Pale Geranium Lake, Light Purple Pink, Earth Green Yellow, Ultramarine, Helioblue Reddish, Burnt Ochre, Raw Umber, Inktense Dark Chocolate, Cadmium Yellow, Derwent Watercolor Madder Carmine
Graphite Pencil: I used a 2H or 4H pencil to sketch the drawing and enhance the detail.
Water Lily Stage 1
Water Lily Stage #2
Water Lily #3
More detail added
More value and detail added
Roses, more than most other flowers, seem to intimidate artists. Whether you love roses and enjoy painting them or if you are scared to even try, I promise there will be a demonstration that won’t be too hard for you! I want to portray single stem roses as well as more complex forms. Thanks to a suggestion from Lynne, I am also going to try portraying a group of dried roses. Enjoy the beautiful colors and forms of these lovely flowers. Try one or more roses in this relaxed, non-intimidating (hopefully!) zoom series.
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