Demonstrations of a Tulip
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This is a rough drawing, showing basic layout of a Tulip. Clock was placed on painting to show you the time frame.
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Here I turned the painting upside down wanting darker color at the base of the petal. Permanent Alizarin Crimson.
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Second darker coat over the wet one. Painting only about 50% of the first color. Let it run down.
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Third coat, paint only above 50% of the second coat (still all wet).
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Now introduce Cobalt Blue. Don't fuss it, let it just run down on its own
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Start second petal, repeat previous steps.
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Repeating steps. Time looks about 7 minutes.
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First color yellowish on leaf
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All leaves had a weak coat of Yellow, then Cobalt, Antwerp mixed with Aurolin, mixing on the paper not palette. Everything is wet.
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15 minutes has passed.
Introducing more paint to areas. |
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Darken up some of the shadows on leaves
Also add Cobalt Blue into Permanent Alizarin Crimson on the petals.
Was hoping to finish this in 30 minutes (not going to happen). |
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Adding finishing touches
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Wet the background, drop in the Red, Blue and mixture of Blue and Yellow.
Drip Red dots on lower right, drop in salt with help of wind blowing it all overthe place. |
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Finished Painting
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After painting the palette looks a little untidy.
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HOW ABOUT A BOAT
So let's start with this quick demo on painting boats.
STEP #1
Pencil sketch just for the two boats. You may not be able to see the faint lines.
STEP #2
Applied Drawing Gum to the areas that needed to be white. Not sure about Drawing Gum - go to "Techniques" (left side home page) - click up will come Masking Fluid.
STEP #3
Winsor Green (Thalo Green - P.G.7 on your tube) - mixed with Permanent Alizarin Crimson.
Paint in trees and reflections working from right to left.
Add Burnt Sienna far left.
STEP#4
Foreground using Winsor Yellow, Raw and Burnt Sienna.
Washed (large brush) Yellow leaving areas for tide pools, while wet paint both Sienna's into the Yellow.
Paint in tide pools, Light Blue.
This should be a light gray, but the camera was acting-up a little - SORRY
STEP #5
Paint in boats, you can try any colors you like (not happy with my choice).
But create form (volume) with varying the values of the colors, do not paint solid colors, it will cause the boats to look flat, pasted on look.
STEP #6
When the whole painting was dry. Washed a light Perm. Rose over the whole sheet (maybe I should have not done that).
But I wanted to emphasize a point if you lay a wash over existing painted items, nothing bad will happen, using a very light touch, do not go over any spot twice. Get in softly and get out quickly.
STEP #7
Added a few details on foreground, wiped out base of distant trees.
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