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Paint Yellow Iris Flowers With Looseness & Control
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- How to combine the essential freedom of watercolor with a controlled approach
- Bring focus with edges and detail
- Use a vignette composition
About This Lesson
Painting ‘tight’ is not always desirable in watercolor since loose, flowing washes and marks are the essence of it’s character.
It is possible to combine the looseness and tightness in appealing ways.
This lesson shows how.
This is a long lesson!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Brushes – Large, Medium and Small Rounds; especially those with the sharpest points
- Palette Colors – Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Aureolin Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet
- Paper – A sheet of watercolor paper, about 11″ x 7″ – As always, Arches 140lb Cold Press is recommended
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