In The Studio: An mixed media figure demonstration
In this demonstration I will present the process I use to make a figure painting using transparent, and opaque watercolor, and a lot of graphite.
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Opaque Watercolor “Spring, New Hope”
Last week I was at a 5 day workshop with Marc Hanson, and he showed a book of his wonderful opaque watercolors and I immediately thought I would spend some time with this approach. I have used them in the past as an abstract painting medium but never in representational work. Marc uses the medium
Demonstration: Figure on Toned Paper
This demonstration is pretty straight forward in that I tone the paper with a mixture of Raw Sienna, Cadmium Scarlet, and Skip’s Green to get an interesting ground that will be dark enough to work against the selective spots of color and the opaque white paint, Titanium White watercolor pigment. I draw the image with
Demonstration: Opaque Figure
18 x 24 opaque watercolor on 140lb arches cold press paper This demonstration will show you how to use strong transparent colors as an under painting, and then a fairly dry application of more opaque colors, Titanium white, Naples Yellow from Da Vinci, and Coastal Fog, Peachy Keen and Sky Blue from Cheap Joes’s American
Creative Jumpstarts: Toned Paper Drawing/White Paint
This exercise will seem daunting because of the subject matter I have chosen to use but don’t let that scare you off. You really could make a wonderful painting with a subject like a boat, a house, or an arrangement of flowers. The beauty comes from the quality of the shape you draw highlighted by
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