Creative Artist - AU (2020-02)

about 30 minutes),I thentracein thedetailsusing
a sheetof blackcarbonpaper.

StepFive
ForthisdemonstrationI amstartingonthe
whitepartof thebreast.Firstof all I paintedthe
whiteareaswitha dilutedNeutralTint(Holbein
watercolour).WhywouldI covera whiteareawitha
darkercolourwhenit’sgoingto bewhitewhenit’s
finished?Well,it’snotgoingto becompletelywhite
whenit’sfinished,andwithoutthedarkerundercoat
it’snotpossibleto getanydepthin thatarea.
To helpcreatetexture,I crosshatchtheareawith
a WindsorandNewtonseries7 #2brush.Mostof
thepaintingwillbepaintedwiththisbrush.I splaythe
bristlesin orderto geta betterappearanceof texture.
Afterthecrosshatchingin NeutralTint,I then
gooverthetopofthatusingwhite,tryingto
preservesomeofthedarkercolourunderneath.

I continueto builduptheareawithsuccessive

coatsofwhitepaint.

StepSix

I thenpainttheblackfeatherareawitha lightcoat

of blackandbuildupthatareawithsuccessive

coats.Addinga lightershadeof greyontheback

of thebirdandpartsof theheadhelpgivethebird

shape.

I putwhiteedgingonsomeof thefeathers.For

theredcapandchestI usedVermillion.

Thedarkerareasof theredwerevermillionwith

blackadded.ForthelighterareasI usedorange and

yellow.Thereis a generalruleaboutgouachethat

if youwantto darkenyourcolour,addblackor a

darkercolour,andif youwantlightenit, addwhite.

Thatwon’tworkwithred,becauseif youaddwhite

to redyougetpink,soto avoidgettingpinkI used

yellowandorange.

Rodger Scott

Step 6A

Step 6B

Step 6D Step 6E Step 6F

Step 6C

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