Got my box out on a rainy day
S
I was out birding on the Norfolk coast a few years back and met a guy ( Ian King?) who was filming a How to paint watercolour landscapes TV series. Later I met another guy who was doing a local watercolour course in a local village hall so I went along with my 30 year old metal watercolour paint box I hadn't opened in decades and had a go.
Basically these are pencil drawings with washes over the top.
Well, I think you should have a go more often. Just don't leave it for another 30 years, please!
Wonderful work S. Do you do the full thing in the field?
Paul
These are terrific Seymouraves, you have a gifted tallent there.
Hi-
let's say for arguments sake that you have a badly exposed digi-scoped image of a Kiskadee taken in Argentina-
You also have an HB pencil, a watercolour box, some tape, sable brushes size 2 and 4, a hair dryer and a window to use as a lightbox;
You could trace off the bird against the window onto a piece of CS2 paper using other photos etc for detail reference. tape the drawing to a piece of A3 hardboard with the corners sawn off at 45 degrees to keep it easy to handle -
Hi- you could then add background washes - Naples yellow first and Neutral Tint watercolour over the top while still wet - after the colour wash- DRY THE PICTURE with the hair dryer!
and then block in some shadows to add depth - and Hair dry!
and now some colour....
Everyone with me so far?
What a great idea - that would be within the ability of almost anyone who lacks a gift for drawing (like me!). The finished item looks lovely.
It's not finished yet :)))
Have used 6 colours but not the No 2 brush so far....
That shows what I know about art.