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First Watercolor Project

first watercolor

This is your FIRST watercolor painting.

Take it step by step. Print the handout. Keep your watercolors thin. Keep your water clean. If you get muddy colors add a warm or a cold color to push it away from the center of the color wheel. This is an exercise. After the exercise you will have the tools and knowledge to successfully create your own watercolor.

Setting up your work area

#1 Technique

Watercolor and Tape

#2 Technique

Watercolor and Plastic Wrap

#3 Technique

Watercolor and Salt Water.... OOPS!

#4 Technique

Negative Painting as well as Graduated Wash and Breaking the Surface of the Paper

#5 Technique

Loose Weave Fabric used with Watercolor

#6 Technique

Apply watercolor over oil pastel lines and/or crayon lines and notice the resistance.

#7 Technique

Apply watercolor with the use of bubbles

#8 Technique

Use of Pearlized Acrylic Paint and Grid From Ceiling Lighting Fixture

First Sketchbook Page with Examples of Many Watercolor Application Techniques

Second Sketchbook Page with Examples of Many Watercolor Application Techniques

Step 1 of your first watercolor

Step 2 of your first watercolor

Step 3 of your first watercolor

Step 4 of your first watercolor

Step 5 of your first watercolor

Step 6 of your first watercolor

Step 7 of your first watercolor - You now have a base on which to build your composition

Build and Strengthen your Composition

#1 - Fast Views of the overall layering of watercolor on the first watercolor project

Continue Building and Strengthening your Composition

#2 - Fast View of the Addition of a Green Layer to the 1st watercolor project

Continue Building and Strengthening your Composition

#3 - Fast View of the Addition of Dark Mix of Black and Blue to the first watercolor project

Finish Building and Strengthening your Composition

#4 - Fast View of Shadows and Additional Color

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