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1. Welcome to the Class: When we talk about gouache, it's an art medium that gives a beautiful matte
finish when it dries. Welcome to six days of
Boho style painting using easy and simple
painting techniques and a neutral color palette. Hey, everybody. You're
most welcome to my new class, myself RuwikPtl. I'm a self taught, independent artist and an interior
designer by profession. I personally love to explore different art forms and styles and not stick to
one particular thing. So if you are joining
me, you'll find a variety of classes
that I create. We are going to start by talking about all the class
projects in detail. There are going to be
six beautiful paintings based on a Bohemian theme
and a neutral color palette. Before we start painting, I'll be giving you
the details about all the art supplies
that you will need. Using the medium of gouache, we are going to create a
beautiful neutral colour palette that will enhance all
the six paintings. You're going to start by
creating a basic scenery. There are going to
be elements like plantation and
geometrical shapes. There are going to
be abstract faces that we are going to
create using a black ink. Observe and follow
the steps carefully. No need to worry
about the output. Enjoy the process of creating. By the end of the class,
you'll have a collection of six beautiful paintings
based on a Bohemian theme. So without any delay, grab your art supplies and join
me on this creative journey.
2. Details About the Class Project: Hey, everybody. Now let us talk about the class
projects in detail. There are going to be six
basic paintings that we are going to create based
on a Bohemian theme. So what Bohemian
actually means is a neutral color palette that
involves different elements, forming a beautiful painting. She can observe there are these neutral colors
that are used, and it gives a nice soothing effect to
the entire painting. So this is one of
our class project. It is having a
beautiful green frame. There are two pots, and you can observe
different colors in it. There are these
little plants that we have created
using a black ink. You can observe a
semicircular shape on the topmost portion, and combining all these
elements together, we are going to form
this beautiful painting. Now let us talk about
the next class project. It is a simple scenery that is having a beautiful sun
that you can observe. Then there is this landscape that we have created
in the background. And the last element are these leaves that we have
created on the topmost portion. You can observe a
beautiful contrast between the leaves
and the background. Now let us talk about
the next painting. So you can observe it is
a very minimal painting, having these geometrical shapes in circle and semicircular form, some abstract shapes
on the left hand side, and these leaves in
solid black color. Combining all these
elements together, we are going to
form this beautiful minimal painting as well. Now let us talk about
the next painting. So this particular
painting is having a nice abstract face that we are going to create
using a black ink. There are these neutral
color patches that you can observe having shades
of orange and blue. There is this leaf element as well that we are
going to paint. Now comes the next
class project, which is one of my favorite
class project, the hat lady. So you can observe a
nice abstract face, having a nice hat. There are these neutral
color patches in semicircular form and certain elements
that we have added. You're going to definitely enjoy this particular class project.
No need to worry at all. It is not at all difficult. Then comes the last
class project, which is having these
different pots, having different elements in it. Then we have added few
color patches that you can observe and these
little plantations using solid black ink. This particular class project is also going to be
very interesting. So I hope that you got
an exact idea about all these six paintings based on a Bohemian theme. No
need to worry at all. You're not supposed to
worry about the output, enjoy the process of creating. Observe the steps
carefully and follow them. Now let us move
towards the next part.
3. Art Supplies: Hey, everybody. Now let us talk about all the art supplies that you will need
for the entire class. No need to worry at all. In case you are missing out
on any particular art supply, you'll find it very easily in
any nearby local art store, or you can go for any other
good alternative as well. So as you can observe,
I have placed all my art supplies in
a systematic manner. Now let us talk about
them one by one. The first art supply is a
simple solid black ink, which is from art line, and it is having a 0.8 tip. You can observe the
nib of the marker. You can use any good alternative.
It is absolutely fine. Just make sure that it
is water resistant. Then comes the next art supply, which is a simple ruler, which is having 15
centimeters of length. This will be required to draw geometrical shapes in
any painting required. Then comes a simple sketch
pen which is completely red. In case you do not
have a red sketch pen, you can use gouache colors directly as well. It
is absolutely fine. Now comes the next art supply, which is a simple rounder
that you can observe. It is also known as a compass. So it is having a needle on
one side and a pencil on one side so that we can
draw a perfect circle. In certain paintings, we will need a perfect circular shape. So in that we will use
this particular rounder. Then comes a simple pencil
that everyone must be having. So we will need a pencil to
draw a rough sketch before we start painting and it's
friend and eraser, as well. Now comes the most
important art supply, which is the brushes that
we are going to use. So you will need
three basic brushes for the entire class. The first one is a simple
flat brush of size six. Then we will need a
round brush of size seven and a round
brush of size one. So it's a single flat brush
and two round brushes. These are three basic
brushes that you will need to complete all
the six paintings. Now, let us talk about
the next art supply, which is a simple tissue paper. So it is always good to keep a tissue paper nearby
whenever you're painting. It will help you to remove excess amount of water
or color from the brush. You can already
observe some color on my tissue paper as well. Now let us talk about
the next art supply, which is a simple
glass container in which you can already
observe some colored water. Of course, we are going
to take some clear water. So this will help to clean the brushes and use
water wherever required. Then comes the next art supply, which is the watercolor papers
that we are going to use. These are A six size papers, and it is 200 GSM. Try to have minimum of 200 GSM. It will help you to apply heavy washes of water
and color on the paper. In case you do not have
an A six size paper, you can use any other
good alternative as well. It is absolutely
fine. You can go for an A five or a four
sheet as well. So these are the
watercolor papers that we are going to use. Now, let us talk about
the next art supply, which is the color palette. You can already observe some neutral colors in
the entire color palette. So this is the
color palette which is having a lot
of sections in it in case you want to use
a simple color palette. It is absolutely fine. Just make sure that it is having enough space for mixing colors. And you can also
take out multiple colors on the entire surface. Now let us talk about the gauche colors that
we are going to use. So there are basically eight colors that we
are going to mix and match and create a
neutral color palette. The first one is viridian, then we have titanium
white, black, ultramarine, then
we have crimson, yellow ochre, burn tumber
and orange yellow. I hope that you got
an exact idea about all the art supplies that you will need for this
particular class. Now let us move
towards the next part.
4. Color Palette: Hey, everybody. Now let
us create and understand the neutral color palette that is required for
the entire class. You can observe that I
have my color palette ready with the color
palette paper as well, where we are going to
apply all the shades so that you can get an exact
idea about the colors. Now, let me give you
some details about what exactly neutral
colors means. So these are muted
shades of black, white, gray, beige and brown. This is a simple example of neutral colors that
you can observe. These are basically soothing colors and are not
that much vibrant. Now in order to create
our own color palette, we are going to mix and match certain guache
colors together to form a beautiful
color palette that we are going to use in
all the six paintings. This is the color palette
that I'm going to use. It is having eight sections, and we are going to
create eight colors. It is not at all
compulsory for you to have this sectionated
color palette. In case you do not have
this kind of color palette, you can use a
simple one as well. So let us start with
the first color. I'll be using black and take a little amount of black
color in one section. No need to take a lot of color, try to have a less
amount of color because we did not want
to waste the resources. So I have taken a little
bit of solid black color, and I'll add another
color in it, which is going to be white. So by adding a little bit of white in this solid black color, we will get a nice gray shade. So take a little bit of white
color in the same section. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time. It is a very satisfying step, and you'll definitely enjoy creating your own color palette. So I've taken a little bit of white color in this section,
as you can observe. I'll be using one of
my round brushes of size seven so that I can
mix the color as well. Now gently start
mixing the colors, and once you're done
mixing the colors well, you can just observe the
consistency of the color. Try to have less amount of
water and more color so that you can get a nice thick consistency of gouache color. And in case you do not want your colour to dry immediately, add a little bit of water in it. So we are done with
the first color. Let me show you its patch in the color palette paper so that you can get an exact
idea about the color. So use your flat brush and
simply apply a coat of color. No need to hurry at all, take your time and apply
a nice patch. By doing this particular step, it will give you a
nice idea of how the color is going to look
on the paper once applied, and the exact shade will
be visible once it dries. So you can observe we have got a nice, dark grayish shade. Now, similarly, we are going
to create another color. Now, this time, we are
going to take black and white together in
the second section. Take a little bit
of black color. Similarly, take a little bit of white color in the same section. Now this time, we are going
to take a little bit of more solid white color in order to get a lighter
shade of gray. Now, again, I'll be
using my round brush, and we're going to
mix the colors well. You can add a little bit of
water to loosen the color up. No need to hurry at all, mix the colors well, Take your time. Once you are done
mixing the colors, you'll be able to get
a nice lighter shade of gray that we are going to
use in the entire painting. Once we are done mixing
the colors well, again, you can apply the patch on the color palette
paper so that you can get an exact idea
about the shade. So I'll just apply
two vertical strokes, forming a simple square. Now you can observe that this particular gray color is a little bit lighter
than the first one. The first one is
very near to black, which will help us to create darker elements in
the entire painting. And the second one is a little bit subtle
than the first one. Now let us move towards
the third color. Now this time we'll
need three colors. The first one is medium yellow. Then we have burnt
sienna and white. So I've taken all the
colors in this section, and we are going
to mix them well. No need to hurry at all, take your time and mix
the colors well. Again, I'm using my round brush, and it is a very
satisfying process. I have to tell you that. Now,
once we are done mixing, let us create all the colors
and then apply the patches. Now the next color is
orange yellow and white. I have taken both the colors
in this particular section, and I'm going to mix them. You can observe it is a
very different light shade. Now let us move towards
the next color, which is having serlene
blue, black and white. Take all the three colors in one section and mix them well. This will help us to give
a nice shade of blue, which is very much neutral. Now let us move towards
the next color, which is having white, black, and viridian, which is
very near to green. Then we have crimson and white, mix them together to
get a nice color. You can add a little
bit more crimson to get that reddish effect to the entire color and
mix the color well. We are almost done
creating all the colors. Now comes the last color which is going to
have a lot of white, and we can add a little
bit of aqua yellow in it in a very less amount so that we get a light
yellowish shade. You can observe we
are done creating all the eight neutral colors for the entire color palette. Now, one by one, you can apply the patches on the
color palette paper. This will help you
to get an exact idea about all the colors that
we are going to create. Do not worry about
the color name. I'll be adding the color name one by one on the
bottom portion. Right now, you just have to
observe the application of the color and how it will
look once the color dries up. So I've applied the last
two colors as well. Now let us mention
the names one by one, and I'll show you the
color palette closely. I have mentioned
the names below. The first one is very dark gray, so I have somehow managed
to write it as black. Then we have dark
gray, dark brown, light orange, dark blue, green, light pink, and beige. This is the color palette
that we are going to use. Now let us move
towards the next part.
5. Painting 1 - The Minimal Scenery: Everybody, you're most welcome
to the first painting, which I have named as
the minimal scenery. So you can observe
that I'm ready with my watercolor paper and all
the art supplies nearby. The first step is to create
a simple round shape. I'll be using my rounder, which is also basically
known as a compass. Just simply place your ndle in this left portion and
create a circular shape. There is no specific radius. I have just created a random, small circular shape, shifted towards the
left hand portion. I'll be using a simple pencil to draw some landscape on
the bottom portion. So just keep creating these slant lines which
are combining together, and it forms this
beautiful landscape area. So it's a very simple
and easy step to do. So we are done with the sun and the landscape
in the bottom part. Now there are going to be some
black leaves that we will paint after we are done
with the entire background. So now I'll be taking my
flat brush of size six, and I'm going to
take some dark brown from the neutral color palette. Now, we are going
to paint the sun. So no need to hurry at all. Take your time and try to paint the circular shape in
a slow and steady manner. Make sure that you do not move your brush out of
the pencil line. In case you find that your
color is a little bit dry, you can add a little
bit of water, and in case you think that you have taken axis amount of water, just simply dab your brush
onto the tissue paper. It will help you to remove excess amount of
water from the brush. Slowly, I'm covering
the entire area. And I'm being a little
bit careful near the outline because I do not want the color to move outside. So you can observe
that we have got a beautiful even coat
of this brown color, and it creates a nice contrast with the white
background as well. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, feel free to take some more
color from the color palette. So we are done painting
the entire sun. Now just clean your brush in water and dab it onto
the tissue paper. Let us take some light orange
from the color palette. Take some good amount of color, and we are going to apply it on the first layer
of the landscape. Just make sure that you do not move your brush outside
the pencil line. And in case it moves a little bit outside the pencil
line, it is fine. It will cover the pencil line. No need to hurry at all. Try to apply an even coat of color. In case you're not comfortable
painting on the surface, you can take the paper
in the hand as well. You can keep your flat brush in an angle to paint in
a smaller portion. And in case you want to use a round brush in a smaller
part, it is absolutely fine. You can observe that I have covered the first part
of the landscape. Now again, I'll be
cleaning my brush, and we are going to take some green So I have taken some good amount of
green in the flat brush, and we will apply it on the bottom part of the first landscape that
we have created. No need to hurry at all, take your time and paint
with a lot of patience. Try to get an even
coat of color. In case you find
that your brush is having excess amount
of water in it, just simply dab it
onto the tissue paper. It will help you to remove excess amount of
water from the brush. So as you can observe,
we are almost done painting the second
landscape part as well. Now comes the last part, that is the bottom
landscape portion. So again, I'll clean my
flat brush in water. Dab it onto the tissue paper to remove axis amount of water. Now I'll take some dark gray, and we are going to apply
it on the bottom part. No need to hurry at all. Take your time and
apply the color. So you can observe the
way I have finished the outline first and then I'll apply the color
in the remaining part. Now, once we are done applying the color, let it
dry for a while. I think I'm not that much satisfied with the bottom color. It is not creating
a nice contrast with the green color
in the above portion. No need to worry about
that. We can change it. Let the color dry for
a while and let us apply the same brown color that we have applied in the sun. So once your base color
is dry in the gray area, you can reapply
the gauche color. That is the best part
about this medium. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time, try to have less
amount of water and more color so that you can get a nice solid
patch of the color. Now, once you are done applying a nice patch of the color, let it dry for a while. In case you want to
apply another coat of the same brown color,
it is absolutely fine. You just have to let the first layer dry and
then apply the next coat. Now, I find that it is looking a little bit
better than the gray one. Now, let it dry for a while and let us move towards
the next element. You can clean the desk
in case you want to. So there is going to be
this beautiful plantation, or you can consider it as a cluster of leaves
coming together, forming a nice element
in the front area. So there is going to be
this landscape and sun in the background and the element that we are going
to paint right now. In order to do this,
we are going to use our round brush of size one, and I'm going to take some black color from
the color palette, which is very dark gray, but I have considered it
as solid black color. So we are going to start by creating a simple vertical line. And as you move towards
the above portion, just apply a little
bit of less pressure. In case you want to make the
line a little bit thick, you can reapply
another stroke on it. So this is the base which we can consider as a stem as well. Now, we are going to draw a simple leaf on the
topmost portion. You can observe the
way I have created a nice leaf outline
and then fill in solid black color in the inner portion. No
need to hurry at all. Try to paint with
a lot of patience. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free whenever you're
painting a smaller element, which is very much in detail. Also, in case you want
to draw these leaves with a pencil initially and
create the position first, and then use your paint. It is absolutely fine. I'm doing it
directly with brush. You can observe the
way I'm creating some more leaves which are coming towards the bottom area. There can be variation in the size and shape
of the leaves. It is absolutely fine. Also, in case you want to
compose the entire scenery, according to your convenience, it is absolutely fine. And in case you want
to paint it as it is, that is also absolutely okay. So now I'll be adding the leaves in the left hand
portion as well. It's the same step. You just have to observe them carefully. Also, one more thing that
I would like to tell you all is that this is
very satisfying step, and it will also improvise
your painting skills, especially painting
these little leaves, I will help you to improve
your hand movement and give you a nice precision
while you're painting. So we are done
with the last leaf and the entire
painting is complete. Let me a you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. There are these minimal
elements that we have combined and form this
Bohemian style painting. I hope that you enjoyed this particular painting and
got to learn something new. Now let us move towards
the next painting.
6. Painting 2 - The Window Frame: Hey, everybody. You're most welcome to the second painting, which I have named
as the window frame. So I'll be using a simple ruler to take the center portion, which is at 5 centimeters. Now place the needle and simply draw a
semicircular shape, leaving some space
on both the sides. You can take it approximately.
It is absolutely fine. Now simply draw vertical
lines on either sides. And leave some space
on the bottom part. Now simply draw a
horizontal line completing the entire frame. There might be a little
bit of difference between your frame and mine, and it is absolutely fine. Just make sure that you
have straight lines on all the three sides and a semicircular shape on
the topmost portion. Now let us start
with the first pot. I'm creating this beautiful
shape on the topmost portion, which is a little bit thin, then you can add these curves and complete the entire pot. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time and try to draw it according
to your convenience. It is absolutely fine. In case you want to take some variation, it is absolutely okay. I'll be drawing another pot, which is circular
in shape and add a little bit of rectangular
area on the topmost part. So this is how we have created a basic sketch for
the entire painting. Let me tell you once
again that you can create your own
composition for the parts. It is absolutely fine. I'll be using a simple eraser to remove the additional
part of the pencil line. I want the circular shape
to be a little bit smaller, so that's why I have removed the first line and created
it in a smaller manner. So we are done creating
a basic sketch. Now there are going to be a
little bit of plantations that we are going to
create using a black ink. So for that, I'm just creating the pencil line to
get a nice reference, and we can add minute details
from the marker directly. So now let us start painting. I'll be using my flat
brush of size six, add a little bit of water in it, and the first color that I'm taking from the color
palette is green. Take some good amount
of color in your brush. Now start applying
these strokes. Be very much careful
near the pencil line. Try to make the horizontal
strokes as you can observe. You can take the paper in your hand to get a perfect
angle for painting. You can observe
the way I'm adding the color on the right
hand side of the painting. Make sure that you use the
tip of your flat brush to get a nice line and also make sure that you do not
move inside the pencil line. No need to hurry at all, take your time and try to apply
the color carefully. Now, similarly, I'll be adding the color on the
remaining sides. Observe the steps
carefully and be a little bit careful near
the semicircular shape. You can observe
the way I'm moving my brush in a very slow
and steady manner. So we are almost done covering the entire frame
using green color. I'm just completing
the final area on the bottom part,
and we are done. Now we have to let the
entire frame dry for a while so that we can move
towards the next element. Now, once the entire
color is dry, let us move towards
the next element, which is the first pot. So clean your flat brush and take some brown color
from the color palette, start applying it from
the topmost portion. No need to hurry at all. Use the tip of your flat
brush in the outline area. You can observe
the way I'm moving my flat brush in a
vertical manner. Slowly, I'll move
towards the bottom area. Now, there is going to
be this circular pot which is overlapping
the first pot, so we will not apply the color
in that particular area. And you can observe that I have moved my flat brush
a little bit in the frame area as well to make it look a
little bit in perspective. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, feel free to take
some more color from the color palette. It
is absolutely fine. In case you find that your brush is having excess
amount of water in it, simply dab it onto
the tissue paper so that excess amount of
water will be removed. You can observe that near
this semicircular area, I have simply used
the tip of my brush. The best part when
you're working with smaller watercolor papers
is that you can rotate it according to your
convenience to get a nice grip and
angle for painting. Now I'll just simply finish the entire pot in
the bottom area. So we are done painting
the first pot. You can finish it up by
adding a simple stroke, and you can observe
the outline carefully. Now let us paint the second
pot using some gray color. So I'll take the darker gray
from the color palette, clean your flat brush first,
and then apply the colour. So it's a simple circular
shape that you can observe. You just have to apply it
in this circular manner. And in case you find
that your color is getting finished
from the brush, feel free to take
some more color. No need to hurry at all. Try to paint with
a lot of patience. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free whenever you're
painting in a smaller area. In case you want to
use a round brush instead of a flat brush,
it is absolutely fine. So we have painted the
second pot as well. You can observe it is
overlapping the first one, and both the pots are in the above layer of the green
frame that we have painted. Now let us use our blacking
from art line and create the outline of the
plants that are going to come inside
the first pot. You just have to
follow the pencil line and create the main stem, then create this little leaf
on the topmost portion. It's a very simple
and easy step. It is also very much satisfying. You just have to create
these little leaves. You can draw the outline
also initially and then fill in solid black
color in the inner portion. So you can observe that I have created the leaves on
the left hand side. Similarly, I'll be drawing them on the right
hand side as well. Now simply add solid black
color in the inner part. So this is how we have created a nice leaf element
in the first pot, and it creates a
beautiful contrast with the white
background as well. Now, similarly, we'll be drawing
the second leaf as well. It is a little bit longer
than the first one. You can add a nice
solid black line, and then you can create
these little leaves around. It is absolutely fine if the
leaves overlap each other. So as you can observe, I
have drawn all the leaves, and now I'll fill in solid black color in the
inner portion. We could have used a
detailing brush and solid black color to do
this particular step, but having a blacking will make the entire process a
little bit more easier. Now let us add few branches in the second pot as well and add these little
leaves around. Again, these are random
branches that I have drawn. You can draw it according
to your convenience. There can be certain leaves which are not filled
with solid black color, and it is absolutely fine. You can add these
little strokes around to make some more aesthetics
to the entire painting. So now you can
observe that we have added these beautiful
leaves to both the pots, and it also creates a contrast with the
colors in the background. In case you want to add few more elements according
to your convenience, you're free to explore
and experiment. I'm adding these little dots and certain elements to enhance
the entire painting. There is no specific
way of doing it. You can just randomly
adjust these elements. Now, once we are done adding
solid black elements, let us use a simple white pen to add some details and
enhance the elements. So I'll just use a white pen to add a nice border
to the smaller pot. You can observe that it creates a nice contrast with
the background color, and it creates a nice detail to the entire painting as well. I think that by mistake, I have missed to mention the white pen in the art
supplies area in case I have, this white pen is a
simple art supply which gives you a white line, similar to black outline
marker that we were using. You'll find it very easily in
any nearby local art store. So similarly, I have added the white dotted line to
the first pot, as well. Let me take you a
little bit closer to the painting so that you can observe all the
details carefully, combining minimal
elements together and using a neutral
color palette. We have completed
this entire painting. I hope that you enjoyed the entire process and got
to learn something new. You're free to explore and experiment with the
entire painting. Now let us move towards
the next painting.
7. Painting 3 - The Geometrical Shapes: Hey, everybody. You're most welcome to the third painting, which I have named as
geometrical shapes. So we are ready with
our watercolor paper. Now, this time, we have to draw a little bit of
geometrical shapes. So I will use a simple ruler and you can observe there is
a 10 centimeters of width. Let us take the center by
placing a dot at 5 centimeters. Now using this particular dot, we are going to create
a circular shape. Now to do that, you
will need a rounder. So place the needle on the dot, and we are going to
rotate the pencil around. You can take the
radius approximately. No need to make a
very huge circle. So I have taken a small circular shape in
this particular part. You can consider the radius
approximately 2 centimeters. So we have drawn
a circular shape. Now above that, we are going to have a semicircular shape. So I'll take a dot
above 2 centimeters. Now, this time, we need to
draw a semicircular shape, so that's why I'll
put the needle and rotate the pencil in
half circular form. So you just have to put the
needle, apply some pressure, and just create a
semicircular shape, which is touching
the circle that we have drawn in
the bottom portion. No need to hurry at all, take your time and try to
create the shape. Now we will complete the semicircular shape by
adding a horizontal line. Place the ruler and just create
a simple horizontal line. So this is how we have got a circular shape and
a semicircular shape. Now we are going to create
another circle on top of that. Take another 0.2 centimeters above the semicircular shape. And then, again, we are
going to use our rounder. You can take the
radius approximately, make sure that the pencil is touching the
semicircular shape. Now simply place the pencil
and create a circular shape. No need to hurry at all, take your time and try to create
the shape carefully. Now, this circular shape is a little bit smaller
than the first one. So you can observe that we have created the geometrical shapes. Let me take you a little bit closer so that you can
observe them carefully. There's this one big circle, then we have a semicircular
shape and another circle. In case you are missing
out on a rounder, you can randomly
draw the shapes, but it will be a little
bit less perfect, but it is absolutely fine. Now let us start coloring. So I'll be taking light orange
from the color palette. I'll be using my flat
brush of size six. No need to hurry at all,
take some good amount of color in your brush and
start applying the paint. You have to be a
little bit careful whenever you're painting
in a smaller area. You can observe
the way I'm using the tip of my flat brush, and I'm making an angle with my brush to apply the
outline carefully. Make sure that you do not
move outside the pencil line. It will distort the
circular shape. So try to paint in a very
slow and steady manner, and no need to keep your
hand very much stiff. Try to keep it loose and free. So you can observe
that we have applied light orange in the
entire circular shape. Now let us move towards
the semicircular shape, clean your flat brush, dab it onto the tissue paper
to make it dry. Now, in the semicircular shape, we are going to apply
some blue colour. So from the color palette, I have taken a little
bit of dark blue color. And since it's a very
smaller area to paint, try to paint with a lot of patience and paint
it very carefully. Change the angle of your brush to paint in a
comfortable manner. And in case you do not
want to use a flat brush, you can use a round
brush as well. We are almost done painting
the semicircular shape. Just be very much careful
near the outline. Make sure that you do not move the paint outside the outline. So we have covered the
semicircular shape, and you can look. A beautiful contrast
is getting created. Now, let us paint the last
small circular shape. So I'll be using the last
color from the color palette, which is beige clean your flat brush and dab
it onto the tissue paper. Take some good amount of
color from the color palette. This circular shape is even
smaller than the first one. So try to paint in
a very slow and steady manner and
paint carefully. Make sure that you do not
move outside the pencil line. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, take some more color
from the color palette. So we are almost done painting the small circular
shape. All right. So we are done painting
three geometrical shapes. Let it dry for a while
and let us create some abstract shapes
on the left hand side. Using a simple pencil, I have created these random
shapes on the left hand side. Now let us color it
with dark blue color. So take some good amount of dark blue colour from
the color palette, apply the outline
first if you want to. You can observe the way
I'm using my flat brush. The best part about
smaller watercolor papers is that you can hold it in hand to get a comfortable grip and you can paint in
a comfortable manner. You can observe the way I have painted one of the corners. Similarly, let us paint
the second shape. You can do the outline first, and then you can fill
in the entire color. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, you can take some more color
from the color palette. So we are done painting the shapes using a
neutral color palette. Now let us add the detail
elements which are going to be these leaves which we are going
to paint randomly. So I'll take some
black color from the color palette I'll be using my round
brush of size one. This will help us
to paint in detail. Add a little bit of water
to loosen the color up. Let us start from
the bottom portion. You have to observe
the steps carefully. I have randomly
created a thin line. So this basically tells us about the position
of the leaves. In case you want to draw it with a pencil first and
then apply the color, it is absolutely fine. Now on the topmost portion, I'll be adding a little leaf. Similarly, we are going to add some leaves on either sides. You can observe
the way I'm using the tip of my round brush to paint the outline
of the leaf first and then fill in solid black
colour in the inner portion. No need to hurry at
all, take your time, try to have a
comfortable position. And whenever you're working
on a detailed area, make sure that you keep your hand very much
loose and free. So you can observe
that we have created these leaves on the bottom
portion on the left hand side. Similarly, we'll be adding the leaves on the right
hand side as well. Observe the steps
carefully and follow them. Oh So now you can observe that we have painted the entire leaf element
on the bottom portion, and it looks really beautiful. It creates a nice contrast with the white and the
orange background. Now, similarly, we
are going to paint another leaf element on
the topmost portion, which is going to be
on both the shapes, the semicircular shape and the circled one that we have
created on the topmost part. The steps are absolutely same, but this leaf element is going to be a
little bit smaller. So you just have to
create a little stroke using solid black color. Now start painting the
leaves particular element will be having less
amount of leaves. But trust me, this
entire process is very satisfying and it will help you to improvise your brush strokes. So we have completed the
second leaf element as well. Now comes the last leaf element, which is going to be
on the center portion. Now, this leaf element
is going to be on the semicircular shape and the circle which is
on the bottom part. Again, you have to create a little stroke
using black color. And similarly, you have to
paint the other leaves. You can rotate the paper so that you can paint in a
comfortable manner. B So we are done with the entire painting. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. It's a very minimal
painting, yet it is elegant. You can observe the
way we have combined all the elements together to form a nice Bohemian
theme painting. It's a combination of
geometrical shapes and some natural elements. I hope that you enjoyed the entire painting and got
to learn something new. You're free to explore
and experiment with the entire
painting as well. Now let us move towards
the next painting. A
8. Painting 4 - Lady With a Hat: Hey, buddy. You're most welcome
to the fourth painting, which is my personal class
project, Lady with a hat. So you can observe
that I'm ready with my watercolor paper. We're going to start by creating an abstract outline for
the entire abstract phase. So I'll start from
the topmost portion, creating the curved line
which is coming inside, and you just have to observe
these steps carefully. It is going to create
a nice abstract hat. You just simply have to
follow the pencil line, and it is absolutely
fine in case there is a difference between
your face and mine. I just I am creating the
nose structure right now. You can observe these
steps carefully. Since it's a line art, there is no scope
for perfection. It can be random and natural. I'm just creating the eyes. You can take breaks in between. It is absolutely fine. You might find it a
little bit complicated. In case there is a difference between your drawing, no
need to worry at all. You're free to explore
and experiment. Now, simply, I'll move
towards the jaw line. Let us draw the lips below the nose area and connect
it with the jaw line. You can observe
that I have created a face in an abstract form, having a hat on the
topmost portion. So we have used a pencil
initially because we can erase it in case
we make any mistake. So I'm adding an ear on the right hand side,
having a double line, and an earring on
the bottom portion, having a circular shape
on the bottom part. Now you can continue the line and finish it on
the bottom portion. So this is how we have
created an abstract phase. You can take your
time, observe it well, and start drawing
it with pencil. Now, once we are done
with the pencil work, we are going to use a blacking
to create an outline. No need to hurry at all, take your time and follow
the pencil line. So now you can observe
that we are done adding the black outline
to the entire face, and it looks even
more beautiful. It creates a contrast with
the white background. Now, we are going to
create a semicircular shape on the left hand side. Just randomly place your needle and create a simple
vertical line. You have to create a
semicircular shape randomly. It is okay in case you do
not want to use a rounder. Similarly, we'll have
another semicircular shape which is going to be a little bit bigger than the first one. Now the vertical line is
passing through the nose, so you can approximately
create it using a pencil line. Then you have to add
a semicircular shape on the right hand side as well. Now, there is no perfection in this particular
semicircular shape, so it is absolutely fine in case you do not
have a rounder. Now, randomly, I have created
two circular shapes on the bottom part and a simple square shape
on the topmost portion, which is going out of the
top line of the paper. So this is how we have created random shapes now we are going to apply neutral
colors inside the shapes. You might be wondering why we have done the outline first. This is because
when we are going to apply the neutral colors, the outline will
be still visible. That's why we used
the black ink first. Now let us apply beige color to the first semicircular shape. You can rotate the paper to paint in a
comfortable manner. I'm starting by applying
this horizontal stroke. No need to hurry at all, take some good amount of color
in your flat brush. In case you find that your
color is a little bit stiff, you can add a little
bit of water in it. Don't worry about the figure that we have drawn
using a blacking. It will be still visible
once the color will dry. Once the paint dries and the black ink will
be visible again, we will be able to
draw on it again. You can observe that I have somehow completed the
entire semicircular shape. You have to be a little bit
careful near the outline. No need to hurry at
all. Try to paint with a lot of patience
and try to keep your hand very much
loose and free whenever you're painting
in a smaller area. Now simply clean your
flat brush in water, dab it onto the tissue paper, and let us paint the second semicircular shape on
the left hand side. So I'll be taking
some dark blue. Take some good amount of
color from the color palette. Now you can again
rotate the paper to paint in a
comfortable manner. Again, no need to worry
about the blacking. It will be still visible
once the color will dry. Take some good amount
of color in case you find that your color is getting
finished from the brush, feel free to take
some more color. You can observe that we have completed the second
semicircular shape as well. Be a little bit careful
near the outline and make sure that you do not move outside the pencil line. So now you can
observe that we have painted both the
semicircular shapes, and slowly you can observe near the beige color that the black ink is slowly
getting visible. Now let us paint the
other elements as well. There is this circular
shape on the bottom part. You can simply take
some dark blue colour and apply a circular shape. It is fine if it is a
little bit distorted. And in case you want
to use a round brush instead of a flat brush,
it is absolutely fine. Now simply clean your
flat brush in water. Let us take another color. I'll be using my round
brush of size seven. Now, we are going to
take some green color, and we are going to apply
it in the smaller circle. Take some good amount of
color and start applying it. No need to hurry at all, take your time and paint it
with a lot of patience. Painting in smaller area basically helps you to
develop your brush skills. You can use the tip of
your round brush to paint the outline initially
and then fill in solid color. I'll clean my round brush again and I'm going to
take some dark brown. Take some good
amount of color from the color palette and apply
it on the entire earring. So it is a simple,
small circular shape. You have to fill in the
dark brown color inside. So you can observe a
nice combination of three neutral colors in a circular shape in
the bottom part. It is overlapping the
beige semicircular shape. Now, there is this
last square shape on the topmost portion of the watercolor paper that
we are going to paint. So I'll be taking my flat brush. Let us take some light orange
from the color palette. You can take the paper in your hand to paint in
a comfortable manner. Start applying the color
patch on the topmost portion. Be a little bit careful near the outline because we
want a straight line. It is fine if the shape is
a little bit distorted, but make sure it is
not that much visible. So I've created a nice
light orange patch on the topmost portion. Now the colors are completely dry in both the
semicircular shapes. So you can take
our blacking again and you can observe that
the shape is still visible, the abstract face which
we drew initially, so you can reapply the blacking to make the face visible again. No need to hurry at all, take your time and slowly
apply the outline. Now, you will observe that the color patch will get
into the background, and the face will create
even a nice contrast. So we are done providing
outline to the abstract face. Now let us add the outline to
the earring and the shapes. I'll create a dotted line on the top square
that we have painted. It will give a
nice abstract look and make the painting look
even more attractive. You can observe the way I
have added a dotted line. We are done with the
entire painting, and this is one of my most
favorite class projects. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. I have added red colour to the lips using a red sketch pen. You can do that. And
in case you want to skip that step, it
is absolutely fine. Combining all the minimal
elements together, we have formed this
beautiful painting. I hope that you enjoyed
the entire process. Now let us move towards
the next painting.
9. Painting 5 - Abstract Face: Hey, everybody. You're most welcome to the fifth painting, which I have named
as abstract face. So we're going to start by using a simple pencil and
create an abstract face. There is no specific
way to draw it. You can just simply observe the pencil line that
I'm drawing right now, and it is absolutely
fine in case there is a difference between
your drawing and mine. So there is going
to be this half face that we are going to draw. You can observe the way I'm drawing an eye on
the right hand side. Then I have taken a line
from the topmost portion, which is coming towards
the center part, and I have drawn a nose. Just below the nose, you
have to add these lips, and then you can connect
it to the jaw line. So this is how we have
created a nice abstract face. Again, I would like
to remind you that no need to worry about drawing
it in the exact same way. You can draw it according
to your convenience. So I'm drawing
some random shapes around where we are going to
add neutral color patches. Now once we are done
adding a rough sketch, we are going to use a black ink to apply the outline
to the entire face. Now you might be wondering
why we are applying the black ink right now since we have not
applied the paint yet. The reason is that it
will help us to draw the outline again once we apply the color to
the entire painting. Start very slowly. No
need to hurry at all, keep your hand very much steady. You can observe the way I'm adding a nice solid
color to the eye. Now I'll be just adding the outline to the
nose structure. Followed by the lips and
connected to the jaw line. It might look difficult, but it is very easy. You just have to follow
the pencil line. I'm just adding a simple line to make some abstract effect
to the entire face. So we are done giving an
outline to the entire face. I hope that you got an
exact idea about it. Now we can apply the color
in the color patch area. I'll be using my flat brush and let us start with
the first color. So I'll be taking some light orange from the color palette. No need to hurry at all,
take some good amount of color and start applying
it onto the first patch. Now you can observe that
the black outline is still visible and that was the reason for giving an outline initially. Once the color will dry, the black line will be more visible and you'll
be able to reapply. So we have applied a nice
solid light orange patch. Similarly, I'll take
some more color. You can lift the paper in your hand to paint in
a comfortable manner. This is an advantage when you use a smaller watercolor paper. Now I'll be applying another
patch of orange color. No need to hurry at all, paint in a very slow and
steady manner. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free whenever you're
painting in a smaller area. Now clean your flat brush, dab it onto the tissue paper. Now I'll be using my round
brush of size seven, and I've taken some beige
color from the color palette. Apply a nice small patch. And we are done adding
the neutral color patch. Now, there is going
to be another element that we are going to add
to the entire painting. I'll be using my round
brush of size one, take some dark blue colour
from the color palette. This particular step
is going to be very interesting and you'll
definitely enjoy it. There's going to be a nice
leaf that we are going to add. So you just have to simply
create a vertical stroke, and I have given a little
bit of angle to it. Now using the same round brush, we will add these little leaves
connecting to the tip of the stroke. No need
to hurry at all. In case you find that your color is getting finished
from the brush, feel free to take
some more color and start adding
these little strokes. You can observe
that these strokes are pointed in the end. So you can observe
the way I'm rotating my paper to paint in
a comfortable manner. Whenever you're painting
smaller elements using any detailing brush, it basically helps you to
develop your painting skills, and it also helps you to
improvise your hand movement. So slowly, I'll be
completing the entire leaf. In case you find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, just simply dab it
onto the tissue paper. This will help you to
remove excess amounts of water and get a nice
solid color patch. You can observe that we
have got a beautiful leaf on the left hand side
coming towards the face. Now, to make it look a
little bit more attractive, we are going to add few
more strokes in between. So I'll use the
same round brush, and we are going to take
some more dark blue color. In case you find that your
color is a little bit stiff, you can add a
little bit of water in it to lose in the colour. In between the strokes, we are going to add
these little strokes to make the leaf look a
little bit more attractive. I'm using the tip of my
round brush and applying very less pressure on it to get these little
thin strokes. So we are almost done
completing the entire leaf. You can also observe
a beautiful contrast with the white background
and the color patch. Now I want to add a
little bit more color to the entire painting to make it look a little bit
more attractive. So what I'm going to do is
that I'm going to create an abstract shape on the bottom portion
of the painting in a very random manner. You can do it according to
your convenience, as well. I'll be using my flat
brush of size six, and we're going to take
some dark blue colour from the color palette again. Start applying the
outline initially, using the tip of your
flat brush, of course. Once you're done
with the outline, you have to fill in the entire color in the bottom portion. No need to hurry at
all. Take your time and paint in a slow
and steady manner. Try to apply an even coat. And in case you find
that your color is getting finished
from the brush, feel free to take some more
color from the color palette. And in case you find that your color is a
little bit stiff, you can add a little
bit of water to. So we are almost done adding neutral colors
to the entire painting, and now I'm satisfied
with the colors. Now, let us add
the outline again, the solid black outline, which is now visible once
the color patches are dry. So that's why we
applied it initially also. No need to hurry at all. Take your time and slowly
apply the outline. This is one of the
most satisfying part, and now the face is
completely visible. To make the lips look a
little bit more attractive, I'll be using a red sketch pen, and you can apply the color
in the inner portion. So we are almost done
with the entire painting. Let us add a dotted line to the color patch on
the left hand side. I'll be using my black
ink and I'll just create a dotted outline to
make the painting look a little bit more
attractive and aesthetic. And we are done with
the entire painting. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. Combining these minimal
elements and an abstract phase, we have created a beautiful
Bohemian themed painting. I hope that you enjoyed the entire process and got
to learn something new. No need to worry
about the output. You're free to explore
and experiment. Now let us move towards
the next painting.
10. Painting 6 - The Pots: Everybody, you are
most welcome to the last class project,
which is the pots, and it is one of the most
detailed class project out of all the six paintings. So I'm ready with my
watercolor paper. Let us start drawing the basic
sketch of the first pot. You can observe the
pencil line carefully. There is going to be
variation between three pots, and you can have your own sizes and shapes according
to your convenience. It is absolutely fine. And in case you want to
follow the same steps, that is also absolutely okay. So the center pot is
a little bit shorter, and I have kept the upper
part a little bit wide. Similarly, I'll be adding the last pot no need
to hurry at all, draw in a slow and
steady manner. You can observe the variation
between all the three pots. In case you want to
make any changes, feel free to erase it
and draw it again. You can observe that we have
created three basic pots, having variation
in shape and size. You can add a little
horizontal line on either sides to
create a ground line. Now I'll be adding
these vertical lines in an angle to create some plantations in
all the three pots. You can add these lines
according to your convenience. You can add the leaves
wherever you want to. Similarly, I'll be adding the lines in the
remaining pots as well. The pencil lines
will be very helpful to apply the black ink when
we are giving the outline. Now comes the last pot. And we are done with
the basic sketch. We are going to add
some random shapes on the topmost portion where we are going to apply
neutral colors. Feel free to use an eraser wherever you want to
make any correction. Now, once we are done creating
the entire basic sketch, let us start applying some
paint to the entire painting. So I'll be using my
flat brush of size six. I'll be taking some
light orange from the color palette. No
need to hurry at all. In case you find that your
color is a little bit stiff, you can add a little bit of
water to loseen the color. I'm starting with the
first color patch. I'm applying the paint. You can apply the outline
initially using the tip of your flat brush and apply the paint in the
remaining portion. No need to hurry at all, take your time and slowly
apply the paint. You can observe that we have
added the first color patch. I'll be using the same
light orange color, and I'll be applying
another color patch, which outline I
have not provided, but I'm just randomly adding it to give some aesthetics,
and you can do that. You're free to explore. So this is how we have added two
beautiful color patches on the topmost portion, and you can observe
a beautiful contrast with the white
background as well. Now let us paint the ground
area below the pots. So I'll be using the same
flat brush of size six, take some dark gray color
and apply it below the pots. Be a little bit careful
near the horizontal line. Make sure that you do not
move outside the pencil line. Now, simply, I'll be applying the gray color in
the bottom part. You can observe
the way I'm using the tip of my flat brush. Try to apply an
even coat and make sure that you do not move
inside the pots, either. So we are done painting
the base as well. Now, once we are done
painting the bottom part, we are going to paint the pots. So I'll be using my round
brush of size seven, and I'll be taking
some dark blue colour. No need to hurry at all, take
some good amount of color. In case you find that your
color is a little bit stiff, add a little bit of
water and create a nice composition of
color and water together. Now slowly start applying
color to the first pot. Be a little bit careful
near the pencil line. Make sure that you do not move your brush outside
the pencil line. And since the center pot is
overlapping the first pot, make sure that you do not move inside the first pot as well. So you have to be a little bit careful near the pencil line. I have almost covered
the entire pot. You can observe the way I'm
rotating my paper to get a nice angle for painting
in a comfortable manner. You can use the tip of your round brush to
paint in smaller areas. Oh And this is the best part about using a
smaller watercolor paper. You can rotate it according to your convenience to get a
perfect angle for painting. I'll clean my round brush, and we are going to
take another color to paint the other pot. So I'll be taking some green. No need to hurry at
all, take your time, take some good amount of color, and start painting the
right handside pot. These steps are absolutely same. You just have to cover the area. Be a little bit careful
near the pencil outline, make sure that your brush do not move outside
the pencil line. Oh so we are done painting the pot
on the right hanside. Now let us paint the center pot. I'll be using the same
round brush again. Let us take some pink color
from the color palette. Take some good
amount of color in your brush and start applying
it on the entire surface. Be a little bit careful
near the outline. Make sure that you do not move your brush outside the outline. You can use the tip of
your round brush to paint near the outline
and in a smaller portion. You can even rotate the
watercolor paper to paint in an angle so that you can apply the color
in a comfortable manner. We are almost done painting the entire surface
of the center pot. There is a little corner left and you can apply the
color there as well. Now you can observe
that we have created three beautiful pots having
difference in color. Now it is time to
add minute details. I'll be using our black marker to give minute details to
the plantations in the pot. So use your black ink and follow the pencil line that
we drew initially. You just have to create these
vertical lines in an angle. Now we are going to add minute
details to it by creating these little dot around
the pencil line. You can have variation in the dots according
to your convenience. You can observe
the way I'm adding these little dots around
the vertical line, having variation in size and using the tip
of the black ink. In case you want to do
this particular step using a detailing brush, it is absolutely fine, but it will be more comfortable
using a black ink. Now, you can observe
that it creates a nice aesthetic
to the entire pot. Similarly, we'll add few more plantations in the
remaining pots. You can observe these
steps carefully. I'm just adding the stem first, connecting it with
the center pot and two simple lines which will have these feathers
in the last pot. You can add some details by getting these little
lines into the feathers. These details basically
makes the painting look a little bit more
attractive and aesthetic. Now, using our round
brush of size one, we are going to add little
leaves in the center pot. It's a very simple
and easy technique. You just have to use the tip of your round brush and create
these little leaves. A Now, once we are done
painting the leaves, I'll be using my black
ink again and I'll just add a little bit of details to the first pot in the center. You just have to create these
little dots by touching the surface and create some minor details
to the entire pot. Now, similarly, we'll add few more details to
the remaining pots. I'll be using my
white pen because it will create a contrast
with the dark blue color. You just have to create
these little lines having some distance in between
and create an ice pattern, which basically enhances the entire aesthetics
of the entire painting. And then comes the last pot. And that also we can
add little details. So I'll use my round
brush of size one, and I'll take some beige
color from the color palette. To make the dots
look a little bit more in contrast
with the first pot, which is in dark blue, we
can add this beige color. You just have to apply it
on the white pen line. Now the dots are
more visible and it creates a nice contrast.
You can observe that. You just have to use the
tip of your round brush, and it will help you to
get these minute details. Once we are done, adding
these little lines, let us add the details
in the last pot as well. So in this particular pot, I want to add little flowers. You just have to create these dots in the
combination of four. Similarly, you can
add few more on the bottom part. No
need to hurry at all. Take your time. You can observe the brush movement carefully. And this is how you have to
add these little flowers. So we are done adding minute details to
all the three pots. Now let us use a
simple red sketch pen to add some details to the
feather in the last pot. So I've just added a
little bit of red color, and using the same sketch pen, we can add few more
color patches. So I'll add a little patch below the light orange color patch
on the left hand side. Similarly, we can
add another patch on the right hand side as well
on the topmost portion. So we are almost done
completing the entire painting. The last step is to get a nice outline in the
center pot to make it a little bit more defined and get a nice contrast with
the remaining two pots. So I'll be using my black ink, and I'll be adding an
outline to the center pot. No need to hurry at
all, take your time and try to apply it on the
outline carefully. And we are done with
the entire painting. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. You can observe the
way we have combined all the minimal elements together to form this
beautiful painting. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got
to learn something new. This is the last
class project out of the collection of six beautiful
Bohemian style paintings. Feel free to explore and experiment with
the entire class. Let us move towards
the class conclusion.
11. Class Conclusion: Everybody, you're most welcome
to the class conclusion. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got to learn something
new and creative. Wash is a really nice medium to explore and you'll definitely
enjoy the entire process. While I was creating
this particular class, I made a lot of mistakes, and that is something
that I always tell my students never to be
afraid of making mistakes. It's part of the
learning process. It would be really
great if you add your projects into
the project gallery. I would be really excited to see all of your class projects. It would be really great if you leave a review
for the entire class as it encourages me a lot and my class can reach many
more students like you. At the end, I would like to say, keep learning, keep practicing. Thank you so much for joining the class and no need to
worry about the output. Just enjoy the
process of creating.
Rutvik Patel, Artist and Instructor
