Flower close up watercolor painting - 15x22 inches
This is the final watercolor painting for the flower close up watercolor I started last week. It is on 15×22 inches Arches cold press watercolor paper. I have added deeper and stronger shadows in many areas with layers of watercolor pigments. Details are also added onto the flower petals as well. Some areas of the background are painted darker to help with the overall contrast.
Flower close up watercolor painting - 15 x 22 inches
I have painted the rest of the close up flower watercolor painting. All areas have at least one or more layers of watercolor wash. I started each area with painting the highlights with clean water and then add the watercolor pigments. Then I move the paper around to get the color mixing on the surface of the watercolor paper. I use 140 lb Arches watercolor paper. The next stage will be to paint the shadows and add more layers in areas where it is needed. This is the hard edge the watercolor painting need to bring out the three dimension of the close up flowers.
Flower close up watercolor painting - 15 x 22 inches
I have started this flower close up watercolor painting on a sheet of 15 x 22 inches Arches watercolor paper. First I use pencil to sketch in the outline of the flower close up. Then watercolor paint was applied to areas in a wet in wet watercolor technique. Clean water was put on the areas of the petal where the highlights are. After it has been dried with the glossy sheen dissapear off the surface, color is applied. A large watercolor brush is used in some of the larger areas. Winsor violet is the major color used in this flower close up watercolor painting.
Landscape painting with ink outline - BC watercolor landscape
This is the final watercolor landscape painting I did of the Brithish Columbia landscape. I have lifted the color off the light house to achieve the much lighter value that it should have. Other colors are added and lifted as well. What I like about the ink outline is that the shpaes of the landscape element are more well defined. Watercolor pigments are added within a hard edge which gives sharpness and well define edges although gradated wash is used in many of the larger shapes. When outlining a watercolor painting, always keep in mind of the over all shape of the subject. Also it will train the eyes to look for large shapes and how it’s placement within the landscape.
Ink outline watercolor landscape painting
This is the progress of the watercolor landscape painting of British Columbia coast line I have started. I have started with a under painting and then various watercolor pigment was added on top in layers. Now it is the addition of ink outline. I have used a Sharpie Permanent Marker to do the outline of the landscape watercolor painting. I love this step because it defines the shape of the landscape in the watercolor painting. The ink outline is freely drawn with often reference to the photograph I took of the landscape scene. Next step to this watercolor painting is to add more layers with watercolor pigment within the boundaries of the ink outline to create a more interesting and colorful watercolor painting.
Landscape Watercolor painting - Final - 15 x 22 inches - Island Mist
This is the finished landscape watercolor painting and is called the Island Mist. It is based on a photo I took during my trip to Mayne Island on board of the BC Ferry. Mayne Island is an island in British Columbia between Vancouver and Victoria Island. This landscape watercolor painting is done on a 15 x 22 inches ( half sheet ) cold press watercolor paper using Winsor and Newton Artist watercolor. A background tonal study using Burnt Umber is put on initially and then the variious watercolor pigments was applied in layers. See my previous post for the Burnt Umber under painting. The colors I used for this painting mostly consists of Ultramarine Blue, Winsor Green, Burnt Umber and Alizarin Crimson. Basic watercolor wash as well as dry brush technique is used as well as splattering and salt effect.
Landscape painting - fog - 15 x 22 inches
More watercolor pigments have been applied to the middle ground of the landscpe watercolor painting. Doing the underpainting with Burnt Umber makes me think about the tonal scale and value of the painting instead of color. Watercolor pigments are added later during the progress of the watercolor painting. It would be another one or two sessions before the painting is finished and from this point on, details will be added with the overall mood of the painting in mind. This is the time where artistic licence is used to alter the scene to suit the atmosphere and color. The orginal photo is for reference only and more can be added on or left out to enhance the finished watercolor painting.
Watercolor landscape painting - fog -
After the underpainting with Burnt Umber has been dry, watercolor pigment was layer on top. Started with background which is done wet into wet because a foggy mood need to be created. Layers of wet in wet watercolor is applied in the background and water foreground. One layer after another when the previous one is completely dry. Then the middle ground is painted with watercolor pigment on top of the Burnt Umber underpainting. Many layers of the pigment is applied in watercolor wash as well as using the dry brush technique. Winsor Green and Ultramarine Blue in the Winsor and Newton watercolor paint is used in mixing with Burnt Umber. The bright yellow is Yellow Ochre mixted with some orange pigment.