How to paint an underwater kelp forest landscape using watercolor
Lynda Monteverde
0:00 / 0:00
How to paint an underwater kelp forest landscape using watercolor
769 просмотров · 3 г. назад
Lynda Monteverde
40 подписчиков
769 просмотров · 3 г. назад
Realtime video of painting an underwater kelp forest using the wet on wet technique.
-Used a milky mixture Cobalt Turquoise and Cobalt Green for the initial Wash
-Added a Prussian Blue to the original mixture make the bottom darker
-Added some light rays using the leftover paint in my wash brush, then lifted some paint off using a synthetic brush for added contrast.
-While the paper was moist I splattered some Red Brown and Van Dyk Brown (cream consistency)
-While the paper was damp I used a needle point brush to make the kelp stalks (Cream consistency sometimes I used van dyk brown, a mix of burnt sienna and ultra marine, or red brown toned down with ultramarine)
-Tried making leaves with a No. 8 brush, but I prefer the leaves I got from using a dagger brush. (Cream consistency sometimes I used van dyk brown, a mix of burnt sienna and ultramarine, or red brown toned down with ultramarine)
-Scraped with a palette knife, but this step can probably be skipped.
-Added some fishes using a creamy mixture of burnt sienna and ultramarine.
-When the painting was dry, I splattered some water on the paper, then with buttery paint, I proceeded to draw more kelp stalks and some more fish to makeup the foreground.
The colors I used for this piece are:
Mijello Cobalt Turquoise
Mijello Cobalt Green
Mijello Cerulean Blue
Mijello Prussian Blue
Mijello Ultramarine Blue Light
Mijello Burnt Sienna 2
Mijello Red Brown
Mijello Van Dyk Brown
Brushes:
Natural Hair Wash Brush 1.5in
1/2" Synthetic Dagger Brush ( Mine is Escoda Perla)
No. 8 Needle Point Brush (Mine is by Neef)
No. 2 Brush