Paint A Reflective Transparent Still Life In Watercolor
There are easy ways to simplify reflections and transparency. This lesson shows how.
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Simple effects to capture reflections and transparency
- How to avoid fussiness and unify a complex subject
- Create a unifying initial wash
The subject of this lesson is complex with many objects that are reflective and some that are transparent.
It’s the kind of subject that is intimidating and tends to lead us toward ‘fussiness’.
This lesson show how to simplify a complex scene, and to simplify the effects of reflection and transparency.
- Intro
- Brushes & Colors
- Step 1 - Initial Unifying Washes
- Step 2 - Object Definition and Reflections
- Step 3 - Refinements and Finish
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Watercolor paper – preferably Arches 140lb Cold Press cut to about 8″ x 10″ or so
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WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Brushes – Large, Medium, Small rounds and a Rigger.
- Colors – Cadmium Orange, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet, Quinacridone Deep Gold, Indanthrene Blue
- Color Substitutes – Mixture of Cadmium Red and Cadmium Yellow for Cadmium Orange, Raw Sienna for Deep Gold, Mixture of Permanent Alizarin Crimson and Burnt Sienna for Burnt Scarlet, Thalo or Ultramarine Blue for Indanthrene Blue