Birch Trees In The Snow. - A Scraping Watercolor Lesson |
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This lesson introduces the technique of scraping into watercolor paints. Its a nifty little trick that comes in handy quite often.
We will be mixing techniques; "wet in wet" with "drybrush" ( dry brush ) to generate this simple yet interesting painting.
The scene is a snow scene. A remembered view of a ski trail in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
What i love here is the intense sunny-ness of the scene. It's sunny for two reasons. First reason is the crispness of the shadows. Second, far more subtle, is the color of the shadows, blue. I cover this effect in depth in my lesson on "Shadows In The Landscape". |
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This is a map of the captains colorpalette. See materials list below.
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Burnt Sienna
Info Yellow Ochre
Info Viridian
Info Cerulean Blue
Info Phthalo Blue
Info Ultramarine Blue
Info Pyrrol Red
Info Alizarin Crimson ( Quinacridone )
Info Arylide Yellow FGL
Info Arylide Yellow Deep
Info 140 Lb. Cold Pressed
Info Red Sable
PAINTS ........( sedimentary ) 0 - Red 1 - Yellow 2 - Green 3 - Blue .......( non sedimentary ) 4 - Cool Blue 5 - Warm Blue 6 - Warm Red 7 - Cool Red 8 - Warm Yellow 9 - Cool Yellow
For an explanation of the properties of the paints, ( Like warm and cool ) see the lesson on paints in the materials section. |
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