Day Lilies In A Vase

About This Lesson

We’ll try to capture the look of day lilies with only their silhouette and some color information.  The characteristics of hot press paper will help us get subtle blends of color and allow us time to work on some of the intricate parts of the  unique contours. The buds, blossoms and stems all have unique silhouettes that we’ll use to depict the flower.

We often recognize a subject when only seeing a silhouette or part of the silhouette. The addition of other bits of information without adding every detail is usually more than enough.

There is a very blurry line between a sketch and a painting.  It is often the case that a casually approached, loosely executed “sketch” ends up having more life and energy than a finished painting of the same subject.  This casual approach relaxes our thinking and frees our vision and creative flow. The result is certainly a more honest and open expression of our personal feelings about the subject.

Whatever the result, the sketching process is certainly about exploration and discovery.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Brushes – Medium Round, Small Round, and Rigger .
• Colors –  Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet, Ultramarine Blue , Cobalt Blue, Lemon or Aureolin Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Light, or Cadmium Yellow Medium or Indian Yellow
• Watercolor paper – preferably Arches 140lb Hot Press Paper cut to about 7″ x 11″ or so

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