Castle Painting on Brown Paper With Three Easy Steps

1. Welcome to the Class: When I talk about abstract painting, it is something in which you do not have to worry about perfection. If you are someone who loves to sketch and paint, this class is absolutely suited for you. We are going to create a beautiful castle painting on a brown paper using three easy steps. Hey, everybody. You are most welcome to my new class, myself Rutc Patel. I'm a self taught independent artist and an interior designer by profession. I personally love to explore different art mediums and styles and not stick to one particular thing. So if you're joining me, you'll find a variety of classes that I create. We are going to start by understanding the details about the class project that we are going to create. Before we start, I'll be giving you the details about the art supplies that you will need for the entire class. We are going to learn about the color palette, and I'll be giving you a simple and easy practice session in which you can develop your painting and sketching skills. The practice sheet will help you a lot to develop confidence while painting, and the chances of making mistakes will be very less. We're going to create the entire class project on a brown paper. I'll be teaching you how you can place your brown paper on the desk surface so that it will not move while you're creating the project. We're going to start with the first step, which is going to be basic sketching, using a pencil. Followed by inking that we are going to do using a black sketch pen. There are going to be minute details that we are going to give using these beautiful marker and pen. The last step is to add color to the entire sketch, which we are going to do using a poster color. While you are creating the entire class project, no need to worry about perfection or creating it in the exact same way. It's an abstract painting, so you can create your own composition as well, using these three easy and simple steps of painting. By the end of the class, you'll be having this beautiful abstract castle painting that you'll definitely enjoy creating. Follow these steps carefully and enjoy the process of creating. You will definitely enhance your sketching and painting skills. The class is absolutely suited for beginners and also intermediate and advanced level artists can try it. So without any delay, grab your art supplies, join me on this creative journey. 2. Details About the Class Projects: Hey, every buddy, now, let us talk about the details of the class project that we are going to create. So here is the entire class project, and as you can see, we are going to create the entire class project on a brown paper. So you can observe the details about the brown paper here as well. It is 180 GSN, and the size is A five size. You'll find it very easily in any nearby local art store. In case you want to have a variation in the size, it is absolutely fine. So I've created the entire project in this horizontal manner. You can observe the details carefully. The entire project is created by using three basic steps, which includes basic sketching followed by inking, and then the last step is coloring. If you observe carefully, there is a beautiful abstract background that I have created using a solid black marker, which creates a nice contrast with the brown paper in the background. You can observe these minute details that we have created using a solid black pen. The entire class project is very easy and simple to create. You just have to follow these steps carefully. No need to worry about the output, just enjoy the entire process of creating. Now, let us move towards the next part and understand all the art supplies that you will need for the entire class. 3. Art Supplies: Hey, everybody, now, let us understand all the art supplies that you will need for the entire class. No need to worry at all. In case you're 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 the first art supply is a simple color palette. As you can observe, I'm already having my two colors on it. So just try to have a simple color palette in which you have enough space for mixing your colors. Then the next art supply is a simple brush that we are going to use. So it's a round brush as you can observe, and the size of the brush is seven. In case you want to go for any other good alternative. You can definitely go for that. So if you are having a size six or size eight brush, that is also absolutely fine. You can use that brush as well. Then you'll need a simple pencil to draw a basic sketch. Then we have the next art supply, which is a nice calligraphy pen, as you can observe. It's a very similar thing to a black marker. You can observe the tip of the marker. And the color of this particular marker is solid black. So we are going to use it to give a beautiful outline to our basic sketch. Then next up, I have a simple black pen. You can observe its stip. It's a very thin tip that we're going to use to add minute details to the entire painting. Then I have my thick solid black marker from Faber castle. You can observe its stip. It's a very thick tip that we're going to use to apply a beautiful solid black background to the entire painting. Then the next art supply is a simple masking tape you can observe. We are going to use this masking tape to place the paper onto the disk surface so that it will not move while we are painting. Now we have a simple tissue paper that you will definitely need to remove axis amount of water and color from your brush. It is always good to keep a tissue paper nearby. Then next up, we have a very important art supply, which is a brown paper that we are going to use. So let me give you the details about this brown paper. It is going to be 180 GSM, and the size of this particular paper is A five, and these are acid free papers. You'll find these papers in any nearby local art store, and in case you want to go for variation in the size, it is absolutely fine. We have created the entire class project in this horizontal format, as you can observe. In case you do not have a brown paper, you can still take up the entire class project on a white paper as well. Now, let us talk about the colors that we're going to use. These are two basic colors, which is black and white, and these are poster colors, basically. In case you do not have poster colors, you can go for wash colors as well. Now, apart from these two colors, I'm going to use a watercolor as well, which is going to be crimson red. In case you do not have crimson red, you can go for any other good alternative as well. You can have variation in the color as well. Then we have the next art supply, which is a simple container, which is having clear water in it. You'll need it to clean your brush and mix colors well in your color palette. These are all the art supplies that you will need for the entire class. No need to worry at all. In case you're 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. Now let us move towards the next part. 4. Color Palette: Hey, everybody, now, let us understand the color palette that we're going to use in the entire class project. So I'm having a simple brown paper over here. So I'm using half of my A five size brown paper. We're going to have the color palette and our practice sheet in the same paper. So if you observe the entire class project carefully, we do not have too many colors in it. We have four basic colors. I'll be just using my masking tape to place these small pieces on the corners so that the paper will not move while we're painting and drawing on it. Now, if you observe the class project carefully, we have these beautiful black strokes in it. So let us start with the strokes that we are going to use in the entire class project, which is basically pencil and pen lines. So I've given a simple heading on the topmost portion. So the first step is going to be a basic sketch that we're going to create using a simple pencil. So you can observe how beautiful the gray color is looking on the brown paper. Now, on that, we're going to use a simple black pen to create minute details. Now we have another calligraphy pen, which is a little bit thicker than the black pen. And the last one is going to be a solid black marker, which is going to have a nice intense solid black color. So you can observe a variation in all the four strokes from the pencil to the marker. Now apart from this, we're going to have four basic colors that we're going to use in the entire class project. I'll be giving a nice heading of color palette using my black pen. I'll be using my color palette, and we're going to mix the colors well in the color palette. And one by one, we are going to apply it onto the brown paper. I'll be taking some crimson red in the color palette. So one by one, we are going to apply the colors onto the brown paper so that you'll get an exact idea of how the color will look once we apply it onto the brown paper and the color gets dry. I'll be starting with the solid white color, take your round brush of size seven. Take some water to loosen the color up and mix it well. Now you can apply a small patch of the color onto the brown paper so that you can observe a beautiful contrast of the color with the brown paper. Then I'll be adding the white color in the solid black color to create a nice gray shade. We do not have a gray shade in the class project, but you can observe the beautiful application of this particular color as well. In case you want to use it into your class project, it is absolutely fine. Then the next color is a solid black color, mix it well with water. And then you can apply a small patch of this color as well. Now the last color is crimson red, so take some water, mix it well in the color palette. Make a good composition of water and color together and apply a small patch of the color onto the brown paper. So I hope that you got an exact idea of the color palette that we're going to use to create this beautiful class project. Now let us move towards the next part. 5. Lets Practice the Elements: Hey, everybody, now, let us practice all the elements that you are going to need in this entire class project. It is going to be a simple and easy practice session. And it will help you a lot to develop confidence while drawing and sketching, and the chances of making mistakes will be very less. So I'm going to create a simple house element over here using my simple pencil. You can observe the strokes that I'm creating right now. No need to worry about perfection. Just follow these steps carefully. The pencil line basically helps us to locate the elements in the entire sketch, and it is considered as a rough work that we create for basic sketching. The pencil lines won't be even visible once we apply an outline using our solid black marker and pen. So I've created these tiny windows in the house element, and you can observe, I'm creating a beautiful building element on the topmost portion, creating a simple semicircular shape followed by these two rectangular shapes and a small window in the middle portion. And I'll be using my calligraphy pen, which is simple black marker only, and I'll be adding a nice outline to the entire sketch. It's a very simple and easy technique. You just have to follow the pencil lines. And in case you move out of the pencil line, it is absolutely fine because it is a part of abstract sketching. Now, slowly, I'll be moving towards the bottom portion, applying a beautiful outline to the window and the building element. Now, one thing that you can always keep in mind whenever you're using a pencil order marker is to keep your hand very much loose and free. This will help your lot to draw in a very comfortable manner, and let your strokes be very much rough and random. It is not at all compulsory to have perfect strokes. Also in case your marker line goes out of the pencil line, it is completely fine. Now you can observe that I have almost covered the entire house with this beautiful solid black outline. You can add these little solid black patches in the window area. To make the elements look a little bit more in contrast with the paper color. Now, using the tip of my marker, I'll be adding these beautiful details. These are basically slant lines in the roof area. You can also add a little bit of building element in the left hand portion if you want to. Now, I'll be adding a few bushes, so it is a very simple and easy technique. Just use your marker, create this nice random outline, which is basically an outline of a tree element or any bush. You can decide the position of the plantation according to your convenience. It is completely fine. I'll be using my black pen to add these minute details in the entire sketch. This helps us to enhance the entire sketch. It will look more in detail, and it will also look a little bit more attractive. So you just have to create these little strokes combining together, and it is basically creating some nice depth in the entire sketch. It's a combination of horizontal and vertical lines together if you observe carefully. So you can carefully observe the movement of my hand, the way I'm applying these little solid black strokes. Once we apply the color to the entire sketch, these strokes might get a little bit less saturated, but it is completely fine. We can reapply these strokes again in the entire sketch area. No, I'll be adding these beautiful horizontal lines where we have this beautiful huge window, and you can observe that I am just adding the lines in a very random and natural manner. There is no specific way of applying them. So no need to worry about adding it in the exact same way. You can roughly add these random strokes around your sketch to make it look a little bit more authentic. Now, let's start with the first color, which is going to be solid white. I'll be taking my poster color in the round brush of size seven. Mix it well in the color palette, try to have a good combination of water and color together. Now, simply, I'll be using the tip of my round brush to paint in this beautiful, smaller portion. You can observe carefully the way I'm leaving some space in between as well. Now, I'll be slowly applying the color on the roof element. If you observe carefully, the color basically covers the strokes that we created using our black pen. But it is completely fine. We can reapply the strokes as well. Also, while you're using a brush, you can always keep your hand very much loose and free. This will help you a lot to paint in a very comfortable manner. No need to make your hand very much stiff. There is no specific way of applying this beautiful solid white color. You can just randomly apply the color wherever you want to. You can leave some spaces in between to make your entire painting look a little bit more aesthetically appealing. If you find that the saturation of the color that you're applying is a little bit less, you can decrease the amount of water in your brush, simply dab your brush onto the tissue paper so that axis amount of water will be removed, and we'll get a nice, highly saturated solid white color. I'll be taking some crimson red from the color palette, mix it well with water. Now, we are going to make a nice combination of crimson red with this solid white color. I'll be adding this particular color in the plantation. You just have to cover the outline and fill the color in the inner portion. In case your strokes are going out of the line, it is completely fine. It will look really nice. You can add some nice strokes in the roof element in a random way. We're going to add this particular color in the wall of the entire house element. You can leave the window space, and you can just add these strokes randomly. In case you find that your color is getting finished from the brush, you can definitely take some more color from the color palette. Just try to make a good combination of color and water together. No need to hurry at all. Try to paint it in a very slow and steady manner. So we are done with the third step which is applying the color. Now, let us create a beautiful abstract background, using our solid black marker with a very thick tip. You can observe that I'm just adding a nice solid black patch in the background area. While you are doing this particular step, be a little bit careful, your marker should not go inside the building structure. So we basically want to create a nice solid black patch in the background area. Be a little bit careful near the plantation area as well. Use the tip of your marker. Apply the marker in a very slow and steady manner so that you do not get your solid black color inside the building structure. Now you can carefully observe that we have almost created a nice solid black patch in the background. You can add it in the bottom portion also if you want to. Now, again, I'll be taking my round brush of size seven, add some water and mix it well with the color. Now simply tap your finger onto the brush to splatter some color around in a natural way. Similarly, we are going to do this with solid black color as well. And you'll observe that the color will get splattered on the paper surface in this nice dot form. Now, similarly, I'll be taking some solid white color, mix it well with water, and simply tap your finger onto the brush and splatter some color around. You can observe a beautiful contrast of white color with this beautiful solid black background. So we are done with the entire painting. Now to increase the solid black strokes, I'll be reapplying the strokes using my black pen again, and you can observe that it will create a nice detailed element to the entire painting that we have created. You just have to reapply these strokes, and you'll observe that it will create a nice contrast with the color that we have applied. I hope that you've got an exact idea of all the elements that we are going to use in the entire class project. These are three basic steps which include sketching, using a pencil. Then we applied inking to the entire sketch using our black pen marker. Then finally, the last step which is applying the color. And we are done with the entire practice sheet and the color palette. The practice sheet will help you a lot to develop confidence while painting, and the chances of making mistakes will be very less. It will be like a warm up exercise for you before you start with the class project. Now let us move towards the next part. 6. Lets Place the Paper: Hey, buddy, now, let us place the paper onto the desk surface so that it will not move while you're painting. So here I have my brown paper. It is 180 GSM, and it is A five size acid free papers. We are going to use a horizontal format to create the entire class project. It is a very simple and easy technique for you to place the paper onto the desk surface. This will also help you a lot to paint and draw in a comfortable manner. So you will just need a simple masking tape, and we are going to place the masking tape on the corners of the paper. So here I have my masking tape. We are going to take two small pieces of the masking tape. It is a simple paper tape only. It will get removed easily from the corners once you're done with the entire class project. I'll be taking a small piece of the masking tape. Place it on one corner. Similarly, I'll be taking another piece of the masking tape and place it on the alternative corner. You will need only two pieces. It is absolutely fine in case you want to place it on all the four corners. That is also completely okay. So we are done placing the paper. Now you can easily move your pencil and pens on the paper surface, and it will not move. This will help you to work in a comfortable manner. Now let us move towards the next part. 7. Basic Sketch: Hey, everybody, now, let us start with the class project. The first step is creating a basic sketch. As you can observe, I'm ready with my brown paper, a simple color palette, tissue paper, clear water, and all our markers nearby. I'll be starting with a simple pencil. You just have to create a small semicircular shape. This is a part of a huge tower in the entire sketch that we are creating right now, and the element is a part of the entire castle. You can just simply follow these steps. It is a very simple and easy technique, combining horizontal and vertical lines together. You can add these semicircular shapes to create some nice attractive elements. Now, similarly, I'll be adding one more tower, which is going to be on the left hand portion. You can add these little windows in this rectangular format, having a small semicircular shape on the topmost portion. So you can observe that we have created two beautiful towers right now. Now we are going to complete the structure by adding a nice horizontal line in the bottom portion followed by the slant roof, which is going to be a part of a house element. No need to horry at all. Also, no need to worry about drawing it in the exact same way I'm drawing right now. Your sketch might be a little bit different from mine, and it is completely fine. In case you want to create your own composition, that is also absolutely okay. Now, similarly, I'll be adding these little windows in the bottom portion of the wall element, and you can add these little rectangular shapes to create some nice aesthetics. No need to worry about the pencil sketch because it won't be visible once we apply the ink. Now we are going to continue the castle element by adding one more roof structure. You can connect it with the first structure that we have created on the left hand portion. You can add these lines to create some nice details in the entire roof element followed by these little windows. Now, next up, we have one more structure just above this beautiful house structure that we have created. So you just have to add these horizontal and vertical lines together, followed by a nice semicircular dome on the topmost portion. Whenever you're using a pencil to create a basic sketch, always try to keep your hand very much loose and free. No need to make it very stiff. So that you can draw in a very comfortable manner. No need to worry about creating perfect strokes. Now, I'll be completing the entire structure by just adding a few more building elements. Now there is going to be another house element in the right hand side, a little bit bigger than all the house elements that we have drawn on the left hand portion. You can simply observe the way I'm moving my hand. It is a very random and natural movement. There is no reference here. So no need to worry about creating the sketch in the exact same way I'm drawing right now. You can create your own composition as well. Whenever you add these little windows in the entire sketch, it creates some noice aesthetics, and your sketch will look a little bit more attractive. Now we're going to have a nice huge dome structure just above this house element. We are going to draw it. You can observe these steps carefully. So I'll be adding two slant lines on either sides followed by one horizontal line in the middle portion. Then we are going to add vertical lines, which will create the walls. Now there is going to be a huge semicircular dome that you can create using your pencil, and you can add these details. Now we're going to add these little windows in this particular structure as well so that we can create some nice aesthetics. So we are almost done creating a basic sketch using a pencil. Now in order to create some plantations, you just have to create these rough outline for the position of the plantation, and you can decide the position according to your convenience. It is completely fine. So I have added one in the left hand portion, and you can add a little bit on the right hand side as well. So we are done with the basic sketch. Now let us move towards the next part, which is inking. 8. Inking the Basic Sketch: Hey, bay, buddy, you're most welcome to the second step, which is inking the basic sketch. Now, once you're done with your basic pencil sketching, we are going to apply a nice solid black outline to the entire sketch. You can use your marker on a rough scrap of paper to check the thickness of your marker. Now I'll be starting by applying the marker on the bushes that we have created on the left hand portion. It's a very simple and easy technique. You just have to follow the pencil line. Also, in case you go out of the pencil line, it is completely fine since it's abstract sketching. Now, similarly, we are going to start applying the outline to the building element as well. No need to hurry at all. You can use the tip of your marker to get a nice thin stroke. And if you apply some more pressure, you'll get a nice thick stroke. The marker that I'm using right now is basically a calligraphy pen, as you can observe carefully, which is having a tip of 2.0. In case you do not have a black calligraphy pen, you can go for a normal marker as well or any good alternative that suits you. You can observe the thickness of the solid black line that is being created right now. So we just have to follow the pencil line, and in case you want to add some additional strokes also using your marker that is completely fine. The way I'm adding these little details. You can also double the window lines so that the window will look a little bit more attractive anesthetic. Now, if you observe carefully, after we apply this beautiful solid black outline to the entire sketch, it creates a beautiful contrast with the brown paper in the background. Now, there is this beautiful house element in the bottom portion. You can observe the way I'm moving my marker. You just have to leave your hand very much lose and free whenever you are doing a nice abstract sketching because it is going to be in a very rough and random manner, so no need to worry about creating perfect strokes. Now, I'll be moving towards the right hand side as well. You can add these little details for the windows that we have created. In case you're not that much confident enough to add the solid black strokes directly towards your basic sketch. What you can do is that you can take a rough scrape of paper or a practicing journal in which you practice on a regular basis. You can try to add the solid black strokes to a basic sketch for practicing, and then you can come towards your final class project. This will help you a lot to develop confidence while adding these beautiful random strokes, and the chances of making mistakes will be very less. Also, in case you make any mistake while adding these beautiful random strokes, it is completely fine because it is going to be a part of abstract sketching. So there can be random rough strokes around the entire sketch. It is completely okay. So now you can observe that I have added this beautiful slid black outline to a building structure that is in the middle portion as well. Now, let us create the outline in the bottom portion also. You can use the tip of your marker to get these little thin strokes. The more details you'll add to your sketch, the more attractive your entire abstract sketch is going to look. So now we are almost done adding a beautiful solid black outline to the entire sketch. There is this building portion remaining in the right hand side. And starting from the topmost portion, which is this beautiful dome structure, you can apply the outline in the curves on the topmost portion. You can also add few more additional details directly, you have not drawn it with your pencil, but it is completely fine. You can add it using your. Now, slowly, I'll be moving towards the bottom area as well, connecting these horizontal and vertical lines together. One thing that I would like to tell you all is that no need to worry about creating the sketch in the exact same way I have created. In case you want to experiment and explore, want to create your own composition. It is completely fine. You're free to explore. Also, no need to worry about making any mistakes. It is a part of learning, so you can just enjoy the process. Also in case you find few exciting building elements that you can roughly draw on that particular spot, you can definitely do that as well if you carry your sketch book regularly with yourself. This can also help you a lot to develop your sketching skills and your hand movement will definitely improve. Now, I'll be adding the outline in the bush that we have created in the right hand side. So we are done adding a beautiful outline using our marker. Now I'll be using a simple pen to enhance the entire sketch. You can use the pen on a rough scrape of paper again to check your strokes. Now, it is a very simple and easy step. To make your sketch look a little bit more attractive and aesthetic, you just have to use your black pen to add these random strokes inside the entire building structure. This will make the entire sketch look very much attractive and in detail. So it's a combination of horizontal vertical strokes. You can add few slant lines wherever you want to. You can also add curved lines. Again, I'll be telling you the same thing. No need to worry about adding the strokes in the exact same way. You can randomly add it wherever you want to. It is completely fine. Now, slowly, I'll be adding these horizontal lines on the roof structure of the entire house. You can observe how it creates a noise contrast with the background color. This particular step basically enhances your entire sketch from a simple plain outline of solid black color. Also, whenever you're using a black pen, always try to keep your hand very much loose and free, no need to make it very much stiff. This will help your low to draw in a comfortable manner. So It comes with a lot of practice. So no need to worry in case you're not able to get random strokes initially. The more you'll practice, the better your hand moment will get. Now, slowly, I'll be moving towards the building structure in the right hand side. I'll be applying the strokes in the window and these beautiful horizontal strokes in the entire wall area. You can also observe carefully that I'm not covering the entire area. I'm just applying it in certain portion only. The strokes that we are applying using the black pen might get a little bit less saturated when we apply the color, but it is absolutely fine. We can reapply the black strokes again on the entire sketch. Now, we are almost done applying these beautiful strokes. Let us add the random strokes in the building structure on the topmost portion, which is this beautiful huge dome. Now I'll be adding these vertical lines to enhance the entire sketch, which is also very much satisfying. Similarly, we are going to add these little strokes in the windows and the wall element. Now, after we have applied these strokes using our black pen, the entire sketch becomes a little bit more live and aesthetic. It creates some nice depth and details. You can add these random strokes around to create some noise abstractness to the entire sketch. So we are done applying the ink to the basic pencil sketch. Now let us move towards the next part, which is coloring. 9. Applying the Colors: Hey, everybody, you're most welcome to the last step, which is applying the colors. So once we are done inking the entire basic sketch that we created using pencil, now we are going to add some nice colors to the entire painting so that it looks a little bit more aesthetic and attractive. So in my color palette, using my round brush of size seven, I have taken some solid white color. You can add a little bit of water to loosen the colora, make a good combination of water and color together. Now, slowly, we are going to apply it into the building structure. You can observe the way I'm moving my hand and the way I'm using the tip of my brush to paint in smaller portion. I'm starting by applying the color in the towers in the left hand portion. Slowly, we'll move towards the semicircular shape in the bottom portion. No need to cover the entire area using your brush. You can just leave some spaces in between as well. It will look really nice and aesthetic. Make sure that you do not move your brush inside the solid black window. In case you buy mistake, apply the color in the windows, you can reapply black color on it. Now, I'll be adding the color around this beautiful rectangular window as well. You can observe the way I'm leaving some space in between also. Now, let us move towards the building structure in the bottom portion, which is this beautiful slant roof. As I told you that when we are going to apply the color, The black strokes that we created using our black pen will get a little bit less saturated. But it is absolutely fine. Once the color is dry, we can reapply the strokes on that. Wherever you find that there is a smaller portion to paint, you can use the tip of your own rush, apply less pressure on it so that you can apply the color in a very nice manner. Also, if you observe carefully, I'm not applying the color on the entire surface, you can naturally leave some space in between, and no need to worry about painting it in the exact same way I'm painting right now. If you find that your color is getting finished from the brush, you can definitely take some more color from the color palette. Also, try to make a good composition of water and color together. Try to have more amount of color and less water. This will not decrease the saturation of your solid white color. In case you find that the saturation of your white color is a little bit less, you can reapply the color in that particular area again. Now, slowly, we will move towards the entire structure, which is on the right hand side. I'll be applying the color on the roof element by adding these little strokes. In between the entire structure, if you observe carefully, I have left some spaces in between where we are going to apply crimson red, so you can naturally leave some space in between wherever you want to make a good composition of both the colors together. Now, whenever you are working with a brush, also, always keep in mind that try to keep your hand very much loose and free, no need to make it. This will help your lot to paint in a very comfortable manner. While you are applying the white color in the walls, just make sure that you do not move your brush inside the solid black windows that we have created. Bi mystic, if you apply the color on that particular area, let the color dry for a while, and then you can reapply the black color in the windows. No need to hurry at all, take your time and paint it slowly. 00. Oh. So we have almost applied solid white color in the entire painting that we have created. Now, I'll be applying the color in the remaining portion of the building element on the right hand side, which is a beautiful dome structure. In case you find that there is a less saturated solid white color in any particular area, you can definitely reapply the strokes. Try to have les amount of water in your brush and more color. Oh. Now you can carefully observe that we have certain spaces where we are going to apply crimson red, and also in the bushes, we are going to apply this particular color. So you can take some color in your color palette. In case you want to take a different alternative and experiment with the color, you can take a different color as well. Take some crimson red in your color palette, make a good composition of water and color together. Try to have less amount of water and more color so that you can get a highly saturated color. No need to hurry at all. Use the tip of your brush and slowly apply the color in the entire surface. If your color gets out of the line, it is absolutely fine. It is a part of abstract painting. So you can observe a beautiful combination of this solid white color and the crimson red color that we are applying right now. There is a little bit of bush in the bottom portion. There also, you can apply this particular color. You can use the tip of your round brush to apply these little strokes around the outline so that it looks a little bit more bushy. In case you find that your color is getting finished from the brush, you can take some more color from the color palette. So I wanted to add some additional bush to the entire sketch. So I'm using my marker, and I have created a little bit of outline near the building structure, and you can just fill in this crimson red color in the inner portion. In case you find that you are having axis amount of water in your brush, you can simply dab it onto the tissue paper so that axis amount of water will be removed and you'll get a nice saturated color. Now in the windows, I'm applying this particular color to create a nice combination. You can observe the way I'm using the tip of my round brush to paint in this particular area carefully. Now there is certain portion in the entire building structure where we have left some space where you can apply the crimson red color. In case you want to spread the color in a natural manner, you can apply some water in certain areas as well. Now, while I'm applying this particular color also, you just have to make sure that you do not move your brush inside the solid black color. In case you move your brush inside the windows, that is absolutely fine. Let the color dry for a while, and then you can reapply the strokes on that particular area as well. Now, similarly, we'll be adding the crimson red color in the remaining building structure. You just have to observe these steps carefully, and no need to worry about applying the color in the same way I'm painting right now. There might be a little bit of difference between your painting and mine, and it is completely fine. In fact, you can create your own composition of painting the entire castle. So we are almost done adding the crimson red color to the entire castle as well. Now, I'll be adding the crimson red color in the plantation that we have created in the right handside, as well. So slowly just apply the color and make sure that you do not move the color inside the building structure. You can slowly dab your brush using the tip of your brush to create some nice strokes in the entire building structure as well. So now we are almost done painting the entire castle using these two beautiful colors. Now we are going to take our black pen, and we are going to reapply these strokes that we gave to the entire sketch. Since we apply the solid white color, the strokes are a little bit less saturated. Now, no need to worry about perfection. Just randomly apply these strokes in the entire castle area. You can just make these little horizontal strokes wherever you applied it initially, and no need to worry about perfection. Apply it in a very random and subtle way. Now, slowly, I'll be applying it in the middle structure as well. It's a combination of horizontal and vertical lines only. You'll observe that now your strokes will be a little bit more visible on the color. Now once we are done applying these little strokes using our black pen, you're going to create a nice abstract solid black background. For that, I'll be taking my thick solid black marker, and you're going to start by creating a small patch around the entire building structure. Now while you're doing this particular step, you have to be a bit careful. Use the tip of your marker so that you can apply the color in this smaller portion and make sure that you do not move inside the building structure. Here in this particular step, you can be a little bit careful so that you do not move your marker inside the entire building structure. Now, slowly, I'll be creating the entire outline of the solid black patch by just combining these vertical strokes together. Once you create a nice outline, you can fill in solid black color in the entire inner portion. You can carefully observe the way I'm using my marker. Now, slowly, we are going to cover the entire area. So you can just add the color nearby the entire building structure, and then you can apply the marker in the entire remaining portion. Make sure that while you're applying the marker, you do not leave any space in between. In case you find that there is any space left in between, you can reapply the marker in that particular area. It is absolutely fine. Now, you can carefully observe a beautiful contrast of this solid black color that we are applying using our marker and the entire building structure. We have not covered the entire paper with this solid black color. It is in a very abstract and natural manner. So no need to worry about getting it in the exact same way. You can create your own abstract background as well. If you observe carefully, I'll be very much careful near the smaller portion where I have to apply the marker. So you can use the tip of your marker, apply a little bit of less pressure. So you can observe a nice variation of the outline of this particular solid black color. You can apply it near the bushes and in the bottom portion as well to create some nice depth and details. In case you want to enhance your smaller windows, you can apply the marker in that particular area as well. No need to hurry at all. Try to apply the marker in a very slow and steady manner. Try to create a good composition. So we are almost done with the entire painting. Now we are going to create some nice abstract effect in the entire background. And for that, I'll be using my round rush. And we're going to splatter some color in the entire painting. So take some good amount of water and mix it with crimson red in your color palette. Now simply tap your finger onto the brush and splatter some color near the bushes. No need to hurry at all. This step is really very satisfying, and you'll definitely enjoy. There is going to be a very natural way of splattering the color. So no need to worry about perfection. You can observe carefully that the color will spread in this dot forms, having variation in sizes. Now, you can simply clean your brush, and we are going to take some solid white color in the color palette. Mix it well with water, and the step is absolutely same. You just have to splatter the color on the background. You'll observe that these white dots are creating a beautiful contrast with solid black background. You can splatter the color in a very random way, so no need to worry about getting it in the exact same way. Now, we are going to clean our round brush again, and we are going to take some solid black color. Mix it well with water, try to have a nice composition of water and color together. Now, similarly, tap your finger and just splatter some color around. And you can observe how beautiful we have combined all the elements together to form a beautiful castle painting. The entire painting is in an abstract manner. Let me take you a little bit closer so that you can observe all the details carefully. Using three basic steps of sketching, inking, and painting, we have created this beautiful abstract castle painting. I hope that you enjoyed the entire process of creating this particular class project and got to learn something new. Now let us move towards the next part. 10. Class Conclusion: When we talk about abstract painting, you just do not have to worry about the output. It's a very random way of creating any painting. Using three easy and simple techniques of painting, we have created a beautiful class project that you're definitely going to enjoy. It is having a very minimal color palette. While I was creating this particular class, I made a number of mistakes, and that is something that I always tell my students. Never to be afraid of making mistakes. It's a part of learning. The practice sheet will help you a lot to develop confidence while painting and the chances of making mistakes will be very less. I will be really excited to see all of your class projects, so do not forget to add them into the project gallery. Feel free to ask any questions or doubts you have related to the class, just enjoy the process of creating. It would be really great if you leave a review for the 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. No need to worry about the output, enjoy the process of creating. Thank you so much for joining the class and happy painting.