Watercolor Skies
Transparent Watercolor
Transparent Colors
Watercolors are referred
to as transparent paint.
This mean that if you
draw on paper with a
pencil and then paint
over the pencil, the mark
will show through the
paint.
Ink Silhouette
Imagine a early sunrise or late sunset where objects are seen as black silhouettes against the sky. Most of the usual details are filled in black, so it will be important to include great detail on the edges of your shapes to make them interesting.
Ink Silhouette
Draw your shapes
first in pencil, make
them fill and break up
the space in the
composition. Next
outline your shapes in
thin permanent marker.
Ink Silhouette
We are using permanent
waterproof ink because
regular markers would
bleed and smear using
them in combination
with watercolor paints.
Ink Silhouette
After the silhouettes
have been outlined move
up to a thicker marker to
fill in the smaller details.
Ink Silhouette
Next use a brush and
india ink to fill in the
large areas. The india
ink will save the ink pens
from wearing out.
Remember the ink is
permanent and will stain
your clothes.
Ink Silhouette
Erase any visible pencil
lines that are still
showing and make sure
you have good details in
the outside edge of your
silhouette shapes. Make
sure your name is on the
paper.
Watercolor Wash
In this experience you will learn the techniques for making watercolor skies. In most painting mediums this would be a time consuming process of mixing a wide range of blues. With a watercolor wash the different values of blue are created quickly.
Watercolor Wash
You will be painting with watercolor over the ink drawing. Prepare your watercolors first. Get a half cup of water, a clean brush and drip a few drops of water onto the color blue without touching it.
Watercolor Wash
Go to the sink and run
your paper under the
facet. Let it drip and then
take it to your table.
Load your brush with
blue and begin painting
across the paper from the
top moving down.
Watercolor Wash
Do not get more paint,
you want the blue to fade
as you work your way
down to the bottom of
the painting. If you look
outside you will notice
the sky also fades the
same way.
Watercolor Wash
Now quickly load your
brush with blue paint
and touch the wet
paper to form clouds.
The paint will blur and
create soft shaded clouds
as you work.
Watercolor Wash
If you wish to make
white clouds take a wad
of paper towel and dot it
on the paper to form
white clouds.
Watercolor Wash
The paper towel absorbs
the color, but this must
be done quickly while
the paper is still wet.
You may have a mixture
of white and dark clouds
in the same sky.
Example
Let your artwork sit on
the table for a few
minutes while you clean
up and put your water cups
and brushes away.
When the paper has no
standing water spots it
can be placed on the
drying rack.
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