Modern Watercolours: Fun Techniques to Add Texture and Interest.

1. Welcome!: Hello, my name is Ruth. Welcome to my studio. I thank you so much for joining me in this class. I like to create texture and interests in my watercolor paintings. And then this class, we will be looking at two methods. I use, masking fluid and salt crystals. Here you can see more of my paintings using these techniques. Some of these paintings end up as designs on fabric and soft furnishings, which I sell in my Spoonflower shop. Here are a few examples. I love collecting stories and have some fun. I thought the rhythmic stuff to you. I'm from the beach garden or pack, but if that's not possible, I've included some photographs and drawings which you can use instead, if you want, you can use the drawings to trace onto watercolor paper and paint them. Included in this class will be step-by-step instructions from creative swatches to our final project. And a final project will look like this. Okay, Let's get cooler. 2. Materials : I'll fill list of the materials require does include it in the class description. But you don't have to use the same as me. Use what you have. I've chosen colors I particularly want to use. As for masking fluid, I like using the needle point of this brand. But you could choose a dripping paint or even a stick if you already have a bottle. I also like when it's colored blue, it's much easier to see, as you can tell from the video clips. 3. Swatches: We're going to make some swatches using our chosen colors and see how they respond to masking fluid and salt, make as many as you like. And it's a good idea to label them too. They're great for future reference. The order of doing things is very important. First, paint on your chosen color, making a swatch for each color. While the paint is wet. Sprinkle on the salt crystals. If you're using more than one size of salt crystals, create a swatch for each, or as I have done, you use each on the same swatch but clearly labeled them. You will notice how the salt absorbs the paint. Wait until your paint dries thoroughly, and then rub off the crystals. It's a great sound. Again, the order of doing things is very important. First of all, paint on the masking fluid, leaking any marks you like. Wait until it dries and paid tool for it with your watercolor paint. Wait until it dries thoroughly. There's a lot of weight and then you can rub off the masking fluid. Do this for each color of paint. And also, if you're using more than one type of masking fluid. 4. Masking Fluid: Here I am using the masking fluid with a fine point to draw the striations of the stone. These are the areas I don't want to be colored by pain. This time, I have chosen to draw the storm first and use my brush and the white masking fluid to mask up the areas. I don't want to be affected by the pain. 5. Creating Texture: In this lesson, I will demonstrate using salt crystals, gel pens, lash, and black fine liner pen to create the texture of the stores. As we saw in the swatches lesson, salt crystals are great way to interpret the surface of the story as they absorbed the paint, leaving beautiful marks. We add to this by painting the striations with gouache or by using a white gel pen. I also like to use a black liner pen to help create the form of the store. Use it to highlight nicks on lumps and interesting, spatially with different colors of paint, especially when the surface is wet. Well, add to the overall effect we want to achieve. If you don't like the splashes on your paper, that paper using a very fine brush. 6. Painting the Stones Process: In this lesson, I'll demonstrate my process for painting my river stones. I start with drawing them using a mechanical pencil, which I prefer because of its fine point. You can use any pencil you choose. If you're nervous about drawing the stores. I have included some of my drawings and new sources. You can print them off and trace them onto watercolor paper. Here I am masking off the areas. I want to remain white. Then I paint the stone with my chosen colors and texture by splashing with paint and adding salt crystals. Thank completely dry. I remove the masking fluid and salt crystals and then paint the striations using whitewash. In this sequence, I've decided not to use masking fluid. Instead, I paint around the white areas in the storms. I splashed ocher to create texture. And then using white gouache mixed with watercolor, I paint the criterias to create the striations of the students. You could also use a white gel pen. I've had dispatches of gold because I liked this effect. I am using Payne's gray for the darker areas of the stone and ultramarine for the lighter areas. Adding more water reduces the concentration of color and helps create the form of the storm. 7. Our Final Piece: In this lesson, we will put together everything we are planning to paint our final piece. I am demonstrating the process from start to finish. And you can follow along in your own time. Remember, you can use the drawings and photographs and resources to help you. Yeah. 8. Thank You!: In this class, we learned how to use masking fluid, played around with salt crystals. We created some swatches, reproduced a final project. Please upload your projects. I would love to see them and then we can all enjoy them. Thank you for joining me in this class. I do hope you enjoyed it. I hope to see you in the next class. Bye for now. 9. Bonus Video: Wax Resist: In this bonus video, I'm going to demonstrate how to use wax and your watercolor paintings. The wax prevents paint from being absorbed into the paper, and you can create fun and interesting textures. I have used a broken tail light and dark white oil pastel. You could use a White Christmas Candle. Candle. A child's Creon would work too. I've started as before with swatches. I've practiced by experimenting with painting these 2 st. Remember, once you put down the box, It's impossible to remove it and you can't draw on it with a pen. Otherwise, have fun play. I didn't like the Greek pen. I used the first time. So here I'm going over it with a nought 0.1 black fine liner pen. I much prefer live. I hope you have fun experimenting and playing. See you next time.