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First, I sketch out the painting.
Remember in watercolor you're just sketching quickly.
Add too much detail and you'll have a boring painting!
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2B Pencil
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The base of this painting is done in one wash.
I use a ton of quinacridone gold in light values and in dark.
It's very important that at this stage the dog's edges blur into the shadows. That will connect
them later on.
I also want to make certain the highlights remain crisp white.
On any subject, it's easier to leave more white than to try to get it back.
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Azo Yellow
Cobalt Blue
Pthalo Blue
Quinacridone Red
Quinacridone Gold
Burnt Sienna
Pthalo Green
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I add details and darken the shadows in this wash.
The dog's face is carefully painted. I'm still being cautious over whites.
I decide the little tree stump going straight up is way too distracting
so I break it up and change some angles, redirecting the viewer's eye
back into the painting.
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Azo Yellow
Cobalt Blue
Pthalo Blue
Quinacridone Red
Quinacridone Gold
Burnt Sienna
Pthalo Green
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Here I blur some more details that were too distracting and add others where
needed. The tree in the upper section gets blurred a bit.
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Azo Yellow
Cobalt Blue
Pthalo Blue
Quinacridone Red
Quinacridone Gold
Burnt Sienna
Pthalo Green
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Just refining and redirecting. I want the dog's face to be very clear.
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Final Painting! |
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