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How To Paint A Simple Overhead Light

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • Create the ‘pool’ of light that happens under artificial lights
  • Using gradations of value and temperature for light and shadow
  • Use the simple wet-in-wet graded wash for a complex effect
This short tutorial shows how to get the simple effect of light from a shaded source with the bright pool of light and gradual fade into shadow. The effect is essential for painting interior scenes and is easy to capture with this method.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Watercolor Paper – about 7″ x 11″ – as always, Arches 140lb Cold Press is recommended
  • Paint – Cobalt Blue, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna
  • Brushes – A Medium Round

DOWNLOAD : DRAWING LAYOUT, FINISHED PAINTING

Lesson requires a WATERCOLOR ESSENTIALS or MASTERCLASS Membership.