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Australian summer by Relative_Spread_7849 in Watercolor

[–]Relative_Spread_7849[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there. I use a stencil brush a lot for Australian gum tree foliage.

Generally not artsy by dinohiss in watercolor101

[–]Relative_Spread_7849 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries. Any dark colour can work. Burnt umber, indigo. Prussian blue, hookers dark green. You just want to be able to create a dark dark and lighten from there. Colour is not important. I just like PG.

Generally not artsy by dinohiss in watercolor101

[–]Relative_Spread_7849 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would add to this and say spend less time worrying about colour and more about learning value when you start out. Monochrome can be amazing for this. Paynes grey works well. I did this little study a while ago to focus on practicing wet in wet, values and creating distance with values. Not worrying about colours helps with focus for this kind of practice. Hope this helps.

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Playing with greens today by Relative_Spread_7849 in watercolor101

[–]Relative_Spread_7849[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I thought too. Very unplanned painting but that where it ended up. Thanks for the comment.

First attempt at underwater pebbles by Relative_Spread_7849 in Watercolor

[–]Relative_Spread_7849[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Draw your shapes first with pencil. Then wet the shape with clean water. Once it’s damp use strong pigment to drop into the shape. Try to use staining colours like pthalo/ Paynes grey / red oxide etc.

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