Painting with Watercolor For Beginners: Step By Step Guide to Painting
By Paolo Lopez de Leon and John Davidson
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Table of Contents
Section 1
Painting Landscapes with Watercolor
Introduction:
Materials
Color Terms
Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
Tertiary Colors
Hue
Values
Saturation or Chroma
Application and Techniques
How to Use Your Brush
How to Mix your Watercolor
How to Make a Color Wheel
How to Create Color Value Chart
How to Create a Wash
Rendering the Sphere
Drawing the Outline
Exercises
The MountainBarn
The Ruins
The Teton Mountains
The Cityscape
The Lake Powell Rock Mountain
Section 2
Painting Portraits with Watercolor
Introduction:
Exercises
The Cute Little Baby Boy
The Little Girl in Red
The Lovely Couple
Painting Ginny and Harry in Watercolor
The Old Man
Section 3
Painting Animals with Watercolor
Exercises
The Toucan
The Poison Dart Frog
The Rhinoceros Beetle
The Sloth
The Macaw
Section 4
Painting Horses and Dogs with Watercolor
Introduction:
Exercises
The Mini Horse
The Bulldog
The Running Horse
The Shih Tzu
Painting the Horse in Watercolor
The Race
Author Bio
Introduction:
Watercolor is a good medium for Painting Landscapes and Buildings, because of its unique effects that it create to any composition of an artist compared to other media, even with simple drawing when painted with Watercolor can give everyone a different expression somewhat “Dream Like”, you can even create a masterpiece with a simple setup and even other artists enjoy doing outdoor Watercolor painting as they are inspired to paint as if they areat peace with the whole universe and there soul is commune with the Source.
I want to thank you for Picking up this eBook and you won’t regret it, as I know you are eager to Paint you’re beautiful Landscapes and Buildings, so as you read the eBook and familiarize yourself with the tools we will be using. Understand the colors, since we have to learn the basics and its nature so that we can mix different kinds of colors and in no time by just looking to an object you will know what color to use and that’s not impossible. That’s not all, you will also learn from this eBook how to use your brush properly, some essential techniques which will make your work incredible, and the exercises that I’m sure you would love it. So invest some time and dedication to learn and gain painting skill, let’s start this journey and don’t forget...“Have Fun”.
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Painting with Watercolor For Beginners - Paolo Lopez de Leon
Section 1
Painting Landscapes with Watercolor
Watercolor is a good medium for Painting Landscapes and Buildings, because of its unique effects that it create to any composition of an artist compared to other media, even with simple drawing when painted with Watercolor can give everyone a different expression somewhat Dream Like
, you can even create a masterpiece with a simple setup and even other artists enjoy doing outdoor Watercolor painting as they are inspired to paint as if they are at peace with the whole universe and there soul is commune with the Source.
I want to thank you for Picking up this eBook and you won’t regret it, as I know you are eager to Paint you’re beautiful Landscapes and Buildings, so as you read the eBook and familiarize yourself with the tools we will be using. Understand the colors, since we have to learn the basics and its nature so that we can mix different kinds of colors and in no time by just looking to an object you will know what color to use and that’s not impossible. That’s not all, you will also learn from this eBook how to use your brush properly, some essential techniques which will make your work incredible, and the exercises that I’m sure you would love it. So invest some time and dedication to learn and gain painting skill, let’s start this journey and don’t forget... Have Fun
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Materials
Watercolor Paints
They are transparent in colors, and are available in Tubes and Pans, and you can buy it by piece or by set, and every Manufacturer is different from another, so choose a good brand and quality of watercolor paints. In our exercises we will use Watercolors that comes in tube and we’re going to mix them with a small amount of water, for sure it will be fun.
Remember Basic colors are Red, Yellow and Blue, but you may see some colors with names like Alizarin Crimson, Lemon Yellow and Cerulean or Ultramarine blue, don’t get confuse with it, as it has a basic colors which vary in Hues, Saturation and Values.
I used a Reeves Watercolour Set of 18 fine watercolors; it’s a good choice for beginners.
Brushes
They come in natural and synthetic, natural brush was taken from animal hair: squirrel, weasel, Pony and other land mammals. While synthetic brush is made of synthetic fibers like Nylon. Advantage of synthetic brush includes, less deterioration in terms of time and easy to clean.
For our works, we’re going to use the following:
A. Round Red Sable or Nylon Brushes- nos.0,2,4,6, and 8, used for all our watercolor works.
B. Flat Bristle brush-nos.1 and 3, use to create highlights, use it carefully not to ruin your watercolor paper, you can trim bristles to accommodate your work or use a worn out bristle brush.
C. Camel brush or a Chinese brush (bamboo) - a small to medium range of brush will be use, for create soft edges in your work.
D. Flat Soft or Nylon Brush- A wide width is what you need a 1 inch is suffice, use for covering wide areas.
Large Flat Brush
Use when stretching the Watercolor Paper, need to be wet with water when applying.
Watercolor Pad
There are many Watercolor Paper that are available for you to use, comes in different sizes, use 200gsm and acid free, when choosing brands of watercolor paper make sure that it has good quality. For our work we need 9x12
size and acid free.
White Acrylic Paint
Use for painting highlights and cover mistakes.
Masking Fluid or Liquid Frisket
Use to mask your work, it will resist the water on your work, thus preserve the white of the watercolor paper underneath, can be rub later after work. Take note that you have to have another brush for the masking fluid only, don’t use your Watercolor Painting Brush
Mechanical Pencil and Kneaded
Mechanical pencil-Use when drawing your outline in the watercolor paper, choose the 4H lead, so that it will not smudge much compared if you use B grade lead.
Kneaded eraser-it can’t damage the watercolor paper, when you erase any mistake you made to it.
Watercolor Pencil
Use to make details to your work, good when doing hair or fur.
Palettes
There are many kinds of palettes: made of plastic and aluminum. You can choose palettes with lids, which is good for storing paints after used. Make sure that the puddle is large enough to accommodate your work.
Masonite or Flexi-glass Board
This is where you going to attach your watercolor paper on elevated position; you can also use Flexi-glass. Choose a size that can accommodate 9x 12
work.
Masking or Artist tape
Use when you’re going to attach your watercolor paper in the Masonite or Flexi-glass board.
Tissues or Piece of Clean cloth
Use to remove excess water or color from your brush; also you can use Tissue to lift some colors to soften the edge for large areas and also for various effects.
Measuring Spoon
Use to measure the water when mixing watercolors.
Plastic Cups