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1. Intro: Hello, my name is Austin, Texas. Have you ever looked at a flower field and excited
to paint it in Word? And so we'll refresh it
here on the mountain. Flowers to pain or struggle with the right level
of details to capture. So that's upending, looks
relaxed instead of crowded. In this class, we're going to
tackle this exact problem. I'm going to use two
demos to demonstrate a fun and stress-free way to
pentose full flower field. Firstly, I will go through the watercolor techniques
using this approach. And don't worry, even though there is 1 million
techniques in watercolor, we are only using
four in this class. Secondly, I will break
down the first demo into detailed steps
so that if you have a deep understanding
of the steps and the layers went into
a flower field. Then I will also share the
second demo as a way to reverse what we were just
at the end of the class. You'll be able to
understand this fun and loose way to Penn flower color. And I can't wait to
see your creations.
2. Class Project And Materials: For the class project, you will be painting
a flower field in watercolor using the
approach taught in class. If you use a reference photos, I upload it into the
class reference tab, or use your own photos and materials we use in the
class is as follows.
3. Watercolor Techniques: Welcome back to the class. In this section, we're
going to talk about watercolor techniques
while using in this class. You'll probably heard it by now that there is 1 million
techniques in watercolor, which can be a little
bit overwhelming. But don't worry, we're only
using four in this class. And in this section, I'm demonstrating with a
car technique, wet on wet. This is a technique that
is commonly used to create soft effects
between two colors. This technique starts quiz
laying down the first color, which is a beautiful
cobalt blue color. And this color is dry. I'm going to lay down my second color. Right now. Laying down the second color, which is up your
photos pink color. The first color is not dry yet. So depending of the two colors, to create a very
soft jimmy effects. Sometimes artists would
also use just water, the first player and then
lay down the color later. In this section, I'm demonstrating pallor
wet on dry technique. Using this technique,
it would reach out in a more crisp color
on the second layer. Much more easier. So what shape you're courageous? Compare it too wet
on wet as well. I'm laying down the first
color which is cobalt blue. Going to feel the power
grids with this color. Before we lay down the second color we need
to completely dried. First color, you can air dry layer or you can use a hairdryer to
speed up the process. After the first layer
is completely dry, Ali Baba, a second layer
of rose pink color. As you can see, the edge of the second layer
is very crisp. And you have less control on what kind of shape you
want to create, create. In this section, I'm demonstrating watercolor
techniques flattering. This is that it's mainly used to Job a random
drops off colors. You can drop the color
directly onto dry paper or for a job to colors onto
another layer of paint while it's wet and dry. Here, I'm just demonstrating dropping two colors
onto dry paper. By loading the brush
was lots of pen and click the brush
onto another object. So the pen splash or
job on the paper. In this section and demonstrating watercolor
technique masking. This technique is mainly used to mask spaces which
you don't want repented year by masking fluid to the center
of the grade, which is a place that I
don't want to be painted. I'm using an applicator. Can also use a brush
depends on what kind of shape and what you're
comfortable with. After we created the shape, we need to dry the masking
fluid or air drying or with a hairdryer. And then after the layer is dry, we can paint colors on top. And two area, mask. Area with masking fluid will
be protected from the color. Once we dried, the colors
were painted on top. We can now remove
the masking fluid, weighs a eraser, or raise your hand always
the back off your brush. And then we'll get a
clean space of paper to paint another shape
or another color.
4. Demo One: Sketch & Background: Welcome back to the class. In this section, we're going
to dive into the first demo, starting from scratch and background using the techniques
we've covered before. Right now, I'm using
a pencil and I have my reference
picture on the left. I'm just sketching out
mountains far away and sketch it in rough
shape of the house. For the foreground, which is our main subject for
this class. The flowers. There is many flowers. We not catchy every wild though. We're just sketching the
big ones in the foreground. Flowers in the far away
will not have many details, which is why we are now sketch. And then later in the demo, we are going to use splattering effects to create the
far away flowers. And because they are
similar in color and shape, as well as the
foreground flowers, our eyes would
automatically assume they're also flowers and the
similar type of flowers too. And that's kinda wow for
the key points of how we tackle the problem
of flower field. Now I finish with this sketch. I'm laying down the watercolor
palette on the cut. Whatever color palette
for the first demo will be cadmium yellow, baffling and cobalt blue. Demand technique.
We're using Japan, the background, it's wet on wet. Right now, I'm using the
biggest brush which I believe is toe size, to lay down cadmium
yellow color. Picker. We are applying to
the center of the paper. Color is dry on the paper, I'm loading more
water to my brush. And the gray, the
more diluted yellow. To apply it to the outer
edge of the center. We have all faded out that off, just the academy on now because
we are having a sunset. So there is a rose pink
for the background too. I clean my brush and
the loaded it rose pink and applied to the paper
using wet on wet technique. You can see the edge between
the two color is quite soft. I'm dropping more rose
pink in the academy. Yellow parts have weeks of colors like
clouds being sunset. And now I'm down with that
rose color and clean my brush. And I loaded my brush with cobalt blue to paint the
remaining of the sky, still using wet
on wet technique. So we have the soft effects, mimic the sky and
clouds effects. I'm painting the ground with similar color as
the sky to enhance effect when the sunset would render the ground
with sunset colors. Of course, it's not as saturated as being this demo,
but we're artist. I personally like to hand set of facts and
make the painting more. It will tell you my opinion. And here we are
almost finished with the first layer and see
you in the next section.
5. Demo One: Apply Masking Fluid: In this section we're applying
masking fluid to mask out. So flower shapes in
the underground. As you all know, what
color is transparent, and the flower field has greens and yellows
and other colors. And the flower, our proposal. So in later section
we're going to paint the green part first. And then after we've
finished that, we would remove the masking
fluid, pen the flowers. Because flowers and grasses
to worry different colors. And in order to return to crisp and saturated pink
color of the flowers, we need to mask them. Otherwise, we can't really
paint over using watercolor. Here we loaded the applicator
with lots of masking fluid, and then we are using
splashing effects to job running drops off
masking fluid on the paper. It will be used to, for in the far away flowers. It's easy way to create a
random drops on the paper. Of course, you can also
just apply it by hand. Just make sure that the jobs looks random,
not too artificial. And once we're finished with
applying masking fluid, when you waited
to try and weigh. After that, we will be
ready for the next step.
6. Demo One: Sky And Mountains: In this section we
are diving blue sky and mounting parts
for the first demo. Firstly, I wet the brush
size 12 with clear water and evenly applied to the
mounting to the sky section. And we are using wet
on wet this part. And now I'm still using
the biggest brush and pick up Koko blew to
append to it clouds. That's what we, the base shape. Now, the base color for
the clouds and also small brush strokes for
clouds on the bottom. We're using wet on wet technique to make to fluff shaped clouds. Now I'm using a clean brush, which is a medium
brush, size eight, to pick up rose pink
color and apply color to be the bottom of the cloud. So for the sunset clause, sometimes able to have a sort of radish shape on the bottom
and then warm shape, yellow shade on the top. Which is why we are applying yellow with a clean brush
to the top of the clouds. But of course we are
enhance the colors for the skies with much
more saturated colors than the reference photo, which is my preference of
how to paint paintings. You know, a dress accordingly
based on your style. Right now I'm using a
clean brush to leave the colors on top of the clouds to make some parts of the cows
more transfer parent. So it looks more like clouds. Now we started to
paint mountains. Please be but please
wait for the sky to be completely dry before
we hand mountains. So I'm using a cream brush, the medium-size brush to pick up cobalt blue color and apply it evenly to
the mounting area. Those mountains will be the color for the
further away mountains. And now I'm drying the first layer for the
mountains with a hairdryer. You can also air dry, it completely dried the
first layer of mountains. I'll be adding the second layer. Still, cobalt blue. For the second layer. Since we are layering
two layers together, this there would, looks more saturated colors who would be deeper than
the first layer. So we will have, this is how we
create apps field. Mountains, which means differ
the way mountain will be lighter and lighter and
closer up mountains. And now I'm drying the paper
again with a hairdryer. To prepare for the next layer. Hi, I'm adding more
cobalt blue palette and added a little bit
of sap green as well. And I'm mixing the two together
to get a cooler green. This will be the color
for the most close up the mountain pending right now. Once I finished this, Montana, I think that will be off for the sky and the mountain parts. I will see you guys in the
next step for them or what?
7. Demo One: Flower Field: Welcome back to the class. In this section, we are
painting the flower for you. After the first layer we painted to render
the sunset colors. We are now painting the
flower and the grass colors. Right now we are using rose
pink and the cadmium yellow. The upper part of the ground will be the
color of the flowers. It's a mixed techniques or
dry or wet and wet on wet. We want the rose, pink, and yellow mixed up mostly
so the two are wet on wet. But we'll have some
white gaps in-between. Right now we are entering sap green on the bottom half field. That will be four class. I'm using my smallest brush. I think that is sides eight. Or it's an it's a
medium-size brush. It doesn't matter that much. To apply similar. I think this is a
medium-size brush, so I'm laying down
the sap green on the bottom half off the ground. And they have, using
the shock of the board, stroke, mimic the grass extra. And I'm also for the
lowest one-third. I'm also dropping
in a little bit of cobalt blue to make the
green a bit cooler, the sap green to increase, to make the grass texture
more interesting. Because there is more shadows
on your foreground for us than the far away grass. You can see that
part of the grass, which means you can
see the shadows. If that makes sense. Before it's pen is dry, I'm using the back
of my brush To stroke on paper to create
darker stroke of pants. Make the grass texture
more interesting. Right now, I am using a palette knife to scrape out
some paint on the bottom. John is just to
add highlights to the cross to make the
process more interesting. Right now, I waited
for the bottom part to dry completely and I'm using a rubber eraser to erase odd masking fluid so we
can paint all the flowers. After we remove
the masking fluid, we are now ready to
paint the flowers. Right now, I'm using a size eight brush to paint
the foreground. Flowers, flower petals
with arrows pink. You can also use sides for
like I'm using right now. If this seems too small for you, I'm constantly changing
between the two. Depends on what size of shape
that I need to fill in. I also, for the center of the flower using
ketamine yellow. And I'm not waiting for the paint to dry
before the yellow. I sort of want a smooth
edge between the two, so I'm dropping aim the yellow. When the pink is not dry yet. But after the pink and
the yellow apples dry, I would brush ink
outlines on the center. Just to add some more definition
to the flower. Later. The further away the flower
is two last details we need. For the most of our flowers. They're just thoughts
using color pink or yellow for the flowers
on the median distance, I'm using, just pink
and leave some space, the leaves down space and
painted for highlights. The highlights for the flowers. If you think a
flower favorite sets now look interesting enough, you can add on more
cadmium yellow to the mix to make the
color more interesting. And just like what
I'm doing right now, I'm adding yellow onto quizzes, which I sync with. Needs a little bit more of
water of color variation. And just like that,
we are almost finished with the flower field.
8. Demo One: Finalizing With Details: Welcome back to the class. In this section,
we're finalizing depending on which details. From Section weapons. It's a base color
of the flowers. Right now are using to
smallest brush size four to add in outline
for the flowers, mainly the flower petals and
the center of the flower. By flower has more definition. This is mostly for
the most foreground. Close by flowers. You can add some details on the further away flower as well. Wherever you think. It needs a little
bit more definition to look like a flower. Forgot to mention
the color I used for the outline is rose pink. And as I'm placing this M makes the pink with cobalt blue. So it's more distinguished from the base color
for the flowers. So using the sap green mixed
with cobalt blue color, basically, I'm cooler green
to brushing bit more grass. We have more grass texture
on the foreground. And this is mostly the painting, and don't forget to sign. And just like that, we are finished
with this painting. I hope you like my process and enjoying the process to paint another panting for
your home project. Please let me know if you have
any questions and I would love to help with any
questions you have.
9. Demo Two: Welcome back to the class. In this class, what
diving into demo two, which is a yellow flower field, while using the approach
that is very similar to them on this demo is here for reinforcing what we
have learned in the class. So that's speaking.
I'm just sketching out the flower field
right now by adding on rough lines of the
further away mountain and then adding details
on the foreground, which is the flowers. I'm adding maybe seven to ten, close by, pulls up flowers. And that will be
mostly the sketch. After we finish the sketch and sketch out a color palette here. And the color we're
using these four colors, which is cadmium yellow, cobalt, blue, sap green,
and burnt sienna. Firstly, while working
on the background, I'm adding a lot of water
to cobalt blue and create a bushing for the further
away mountains and the sky. So this is called
atmospheric perspective, which basically
says further away, objects will have a blue string only because of its distance. So after, after Aileen
down the blues, I'm adding on ketamine yellow
to the paper. Right now. I'm adding partially to the way grass field and
also close up for us food. Grass field will mix. The base layer will be a mix
of yellow and sap green. Because the flower is
yellow and green grass. And for the bottom of the paper, I'm using a upward stroke to
create glass-like texture. Now also filling in the
Adobe further away, grass field widths, green. I'm adding green to the
mountains. At this point. All the words, on
the other hand, on the paper are wet, so it's wet on wet technique to create a smooth transition
between different colors. Now the paper is dry and we are applying masking fluid
to the close-up flowers. So we can have with
Christmas shape. After we lay down more
layers on this paper. After I masked all the
close up big flowers. Now I'm going to use flattering effects to drop random water drops to the paper. I'm using splattering as
a technique to create random spots on the
paper as the natural, as it would look. And then I'm adding masking
fluid to the water drops two, which means I'm going
to mask those spots to use it this way because
water is more diluted, it's lighter than masking fluid. So splashing Effects
works better with water. And later you can
just apply masking fluid to it and you would
have the same effects. Okay, now we have waited
masking fluid to dry completely and started to
work on the next layer. I'm mixed sap green
on the palette, and I'm currently outlying
the mountain shape. I'm also adding sap green
to the mountain layer. Right now, the green paint
is still wet on the paper. So it's a wet on wet technique to have a smooth transition
between the two. After our mixed sap green
and cadmium yellow, I'm adding cobalt blue to the green paint on the palette to create a
cooler green to create. And I dropped this
cooler green to the paper to create the
bushes on the mountain. The paint is still
wet on the paper. So we have this beautiful
transitioning water. Looming effects on the paper, which means automatically
will have bushes of different shapes
and different texture. And we don't need to
work too much with it. After we are happy with
the Bush's shapes. For this layer, we
are driving this the paper completely
and you can speed it up with a hairdryer
like I'm doing right now or you can air
dry it. It's fine. And afterward dry the paper. I'm adding more cooler, green to the paper to make the bushy texture
more interesting. Because you have the wet on wet effects and then you have the wet on
semi dry paper effects. It had complex of the
texture would add, add together and have
more interesting texture. Now I'm drying the paper
again with a hairdryer. After the paper is
dry completely, I'm creating subgrade
on the palette. And then using, as I believe
this is sides eight, brush to add green panned
to the flower field. It's wet on dry
technique. To add. I added color blue to
the palate to create more cooler green for
the close app grass. Close up cross because it's
right in front of you. You can still see the shadows. If you'd make sense, which is
why we use a cooler green. And I'm using a upward
brushstroke action to mimic the grass texture. Some of the further
away bushes or dried. So we are using burnt sienna to paint on wet paper
to mimic those pushes. All right, now I'm
adding more cobalt blue to green to create
a cooler green. And then on the
bottom of the paper, using an upward stroke action
on the paper is still wet. So this way we're creating
more depths on the texture, makes the texture
more interesting. And it looks like grass more. And the right now I'm
using palette knife, the tip of the palette knife, to scraped away paint on the paper to create
highlights for the grass. And the paint is still
wet at this point. The layer on for the grass right now the paper
is completely dry. So these dry on wet technique to create more
layers on the grass texture. This just makes
the grass texture more interesting and
looks more natural. Now the paper is dry and we're removing masking fluid
with a rubber ureter. If you have the rubber
eraser, that's good. You can buy it from Amazon
or any art supply store. If you don't have
the rubber eraser, you can use tobacco of
your brush or your hand. It works slower but it will
remove the masking fluid. Now the pit. Now we'll remove
the auto masking fluid. We are painting the
flowers for the I added more saturated Academy
yellow to the palette. And then I'm dotting
the pen to the center. Aisles. The flowers because
of flour have like more saturated
color in the center and then the petals paler. I'm also using ketamine
yellow to slyly outline the paddle shape. It will look like shadows on the petals because
it's more saturated. And the credits more interesting
texture on the flower. The flower doesn't look as flat. Now I'm covering space. I don't want to splatter
effects to lay on, but I'm going to use burnt sienna to splatter on
the further away a field. To make the field
more interesting, to add more tabs. The field. Now I'm creating a worry
diluted cobalt blue and the painted on
further away background. To enhance the effects of
what mesosphere perspective. The paper is dry at this point. And just like that,
we've finished our painting in less
than half an hour. I hope you enjoy and approach. And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know in the
comments section, I will try my best to answer them and see you in
the next section.
10. Outro: I'm happy to see you
all at the end of the class and thank you
for painting with me. I hope this class has helped you understand what the
color a little bit more. I know what the color is, a complex and versatile median, but believe me, with
the right amount of planning, you will master it. You will enjoy and
believe in yourself. And don't forget class project. I can't wait to see you. All creations. See you next time.
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