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Paint A Bouquet Of Summer Flowers
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- The ‘formula’ for backlighting
- How to simplify a complex subject
- How to create ‘non-muddy’ darks
About This Lesson
Flowers and flower bouquets are complex subjects. It is easy to get caught up in detail while losing the overall effect.
This subject has the additional challenge of being backlit. This causes much of the subject to be darker than we think it should be.
This lesson shows how to handle complexity through simplification and manage darker values needed in a backlit subject.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Brushes – Large, Medium, Small Rounds and a Rigger
- Paint – Thalo Green, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Raw Sienna, Aureolin Yellow. Substitutes : Viridian, Hookers or Sap Green for Thalo Green, Lemon, Hansa or Azo Yellow for Aureolin
- Watercolor paper – watercolor paper about 11″x 7″ – preferably Arches 140lb Cold Press