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Hello, guys! This is time for 'How-to' Easy watercolour! As Thredith has once asked me about making a how-to of it, I decided to make this specially for you guys. I want to let you know first that I'm not good in watercolour and not a 'pro' but the 'how-to' which you're going to see is the easy way for the beginner to make a watercolour work. It's not that I'm going to teach or advise you but I will show you the way I work which might not be the best way at all. First, you must know that watercolour is not as bright as other kind of colour stuff. However, it's not impossible to make it bright. It depends on how much water you put in and the pigment. Some of them are really sweet and bright. My watercolour set has a sweet pink which I prefer using it most (it's not pink but I often refer to it as pink). Second thing to know is the tool. I use a bowl of water, brushes, paper towel, palette, watercolour paper and watercolour. The watercolour that I use is 'Van Gogh' (Quite expensive but good quality). As you can see from the picture, these are my tools. You can use more than one bowl of water, for example; a bowl of clean water for mixing with the pigment, and two for brush-cleaning.
If you are neat enough, use the wooden board for stick the paper with it and use the tape to stick it as the picture showing the step below.
OK. Let's go to see the way I work now! 1. Preparation.
Prepare the tools as said above. I drew the drafting line art on the paper with 2B pencil. 2. Create BG and atmosphere.
Soak the large tip brush in the water and wipe it on the paper only in the area of BG. You better wipe it in the one-way direction.
After that, mix the colour for BG with water. I will not mix the colour in the palette but I will mix them on the paper!
Begin with the weaker colour on the paper first, then the darker colour.
I use yellow, the green, and fade brown (use lots of water while mixing). Leave it for minutes to let it dry. While the paper is still wet, I smear a little drop of fade blue here and there.
Do the same thing on the grass and ground but when the area is dry, it's better to add some detail of grass leaves.
3. Make the characters alive.
The same basis. Weaker first, then darker. I use yellow for the gecko's skin and when the area is almost dry, I put on green. Then, smear a little blue on the skin and eyes. I use pink for his tongue. It's important to let the surrounding areas dry before put on another colour.
The mushroom cap (and two cute little characters under the mushroom cap) also come with the same basis. I use much colour on the right side of paper. As you can see, it's darker. The brighter and darker can be controlled by using much or less water. It's better to change the brush to a smaller-tip brush while working in a small area.
Shading can be done by wipe the same colour on the same area after the area is dry. It's OK to left the space area. That will make the shading become easier.
4. Looking for detail.
After finish three steps above, it's better to check for the details.
***** OK!
This is the finished work!
It's fun to try new techniques. Have fun with watercolour. And remember, I'm not a pro, and this is only a very simple and easy way! |
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