We were delighted to welcome back Artbase to share with us watercolour landscape painting. We learned about wet on wet painting, snaking the brush, creating texture and shadows.
Please see some of our work below.
George showing us what to do and how to do it
Some of the finished works by The Art Club members
The process.
Light pencil outline of horizon, trees, boat and waves
Wet on wet sky
Turquoise sea with wet on wet technique
Apricot sand - snaking brush
Trees in green with sunlight yellow highlights to the left
Textured application of dark blue on the right of the trees
Turquoise defined horizon
Burnt sienna highlights
Apricot sand - snaking brush
Trees in green with sunlight yellow highlights to the left
Textured application of dark blue on the right of the trees
Turquoise defined horizon
Burnt sienna highlights
Boat with red
Black chain
Grey edging
Black tree trunks
Brown shadows to add detail and so the trees don't hang in space and are grounded
Boat shadows and definition
Black chain
Grey edging
Black tree trunks
Brown shadows to add detail and so the trees don't hang in space and are grounded
Boat shadows and definition
A beautiful finished painting