So, here I am again, back to more traditional watercolor painting on watercolor on paper. Still working towards completing a decent water lily painting with a delicate background and soft colors.
First, I flipped the original sketch so the pad is in the upper right, got rid of all the extraneous leaf and lines and redrew it on watercolor paper. Then I masked out everything but the water.
I decided I needed to do light glazes to get the water to look pale and delicate so...
I prewet the paper with a big flat, soft brush, then gently brushed on Hansa Yellow Medium to get a good but light coverage.
Each glaze has to dry completely before going back in with a second color.
Some people have the patience for glazing layers and layers - as long as they keep using transparent watercolor pigments - and still get a rich, deep color. I may glaze 4-5 layers or so and see how it goes, making sure I'm choosing clean, transparent colors at each stage.
So...after the Hansa Yellow Medium dries completely, I will add Quinacridone Rose to this to get a nice warm glow. Then I have to see what it looks like and what it needs before going on with...a blue?
This is looking really nice Rhonda; very serene.
ReplyDeleteHi Rhonda, it's looking good so far. Waiting for the paint to dry is always hard! LOL
ReplyDeleteDear Rhonda looks like you are off to a good start. I get too impatient sometimes (imagine that-lol) to do glazing well. I do think: that is why watercolors ate so lovely. Glazes really give the painting a glow. Hope you have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteMore layers to go for the background, Elizabeth, Carol and Debbie - stay tuned!
ReplyDeletePatience I wish I had it for glazing Rhonda, this will look beautiful if the start is anything to go by
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lorraine. I don't have the patience, either, so work on other things while this is drying :)
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