Lesson 5: Whaler Island
A Watercolor Journey with Deborah Dawson
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1h 16m
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Multi-hued wet into wet sky
- Dynamic composition
- Luminosity, under painting layers in light transparent pigments
- Using compliments to make shadow greys and browns for rock formations
- Keeping shadow shapes interesting
- Mixing natural greens
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Lesson 6: Castle Rock
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- How to apply liquid masque and other techniques for saving whites
- Taking control of boring skies
- Utilize the full range of strokes from your brush
- Layering color
- Creating sharp edges, hard edges to create textures and form -
Lesson 7: Smith River Mists
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Dynamic composition, creating recession
- Using Gradation of values, size, and temp to create illusion of distance
- Utilize the full range of strokes from your brush
- Textures, Saturation of color, brush stroke express energy -
Lesson 8: Loose Trees
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Simplifying a busy reference photo
- Choosing to be playful
- Using a variety of calligraphic brush strokes
- Limited color choices
- Create sparkle by leaving specks of white paper
- Proper brush usage
- Incorporating a color in all areas
- Use a variety o...
