Watercolour Bugs

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to paint with six different watercolour techniques and to practise mixing tertiary colours.

Before you start the watercolour still life project, you will complete the following exercise in class:

Step 1: Mark out a grid of six squares on a sheet of watercolour paper

Step 2: Write your name and class on the back

Step 3: Label each section in with a different watercolour technique

Step 4: Fill in each section with a different technique

Step 1: Divide your paper into six equal sections

Step 2: Draw a bug that fills up the entire page

Step 3: Tape your paper down to cardboard

Step 4: Fill in one section with a cross hatching painting technique

Step 5: Fill in another section with a scumbling paining technique

Step 6: Fill in another section with a wat in wet technique

Step 7: Fill in another section with a dry brush technique

Step 8: Fill in another section with a salt technique

Step 9: Fill in another section and use a lifting colour technique

Step 10: Add a sharpie outline and take off tape

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