16 Watercolor artist | APRIL 2019
demo
Step 1
I started with a simple line drawing of the
overgrown ruins of Ta Prohm at Angkor Wat,
Cambodia, based on a photo I took years ago.Step 2
I painted the shadow areas first using
a dark palette, continually alternating
between warm/cool and neutral passages.
While the paper was wet, I dropped orange
lake and cobalt blue into a few areas to
create intentional blossoms.Step 3
I created the mid-values by color
charging orange into still-wet areas of
cobalt blue. I lightly darkened the sky
with a neutral gray palette mix.Step 4
At the base of the tree, I applied the two
colors wet-into-wet and let them blend
when connected by water. I also
darkened and neutralized the platform
in the lower-right corner via glazing.Step 5
I created detail in the temple by glazing
and then painted the tree using glazing
and drybrush techniques. I spattered the
foreground with a mixed-gray palette.Bringing It Together
Incorporate a variety of color-mixing techniques to add interest to your painting.
Toolkit
PAINTS:- Daniel Smith perinone
orange or MaimeriBlu
orange lake - Winsor & Newton
cobalt blue
BRUSHES: - Creative Mark Harmony
squirrel mop No. 6 - Mimik synthetic round No. 4