Fall Landscape With Glowing Golden Foliage Watercolor Lesson
This lesson shows how to get the effect in a watercolor painting using both harmonies and contrasts of color.
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to use color harmony to create light, form and ‘glow’ on bright foliage
- Use color contrast to boost apparent brightness and color intensity
- The power of simple value compositions
About This Lesson
There are few things as breathtaking as the light on golden leaves and foliage in autumn.
Learn to use both harmonies and contrasts of color along with a a simple, high-key value composition for a great result.
- The Value Sketch
- The Color Study
- What You'll Need
- Step 1 - Initial Color Layers, Setting Up The Composition
- Step 2 - Mid-Ground Color Enrichment
- Step 3 - Building Light, Form and Visual Interest
- Step 4 - Details & Refinements
What You’ll Need
- 2B Pencil or Graphite Stick
- Drawing or Bond Paper
DOWNLOAD : THUMBNAIL LAYOUT, FINISHED VALUE SKETCH
- Value Sketch thumbnail
- Small piece of watercolor paper
- Cerulean Blue, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow, Aureolin Yellow
- Brushes – Large, Medium, Small Rounds and a Rigger
- Paint – Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Raw Sienna, Aureolin Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Burnt Umber
- Watercolor paper – watercolor paper about 7″x 11″ – preferably Arches 140lb Cold Press
DOWNLOAD : DRAWING LAYOUT, VALUE COMPOSITION, COLOR STUDY, FINISHED PAINTING