Showing Mastery of Light by Creating Sunrays in Watercolors

1. Introduction: Have you wondered how to add a sense of M sphere to your watercolor painting? Have you wondered how to enhance the magical and dramatic move of your artwork? Summary. Creating summaries in your watercolor painting can not only create a depth three dimensional look, but also bring a poetic feeling. In this class, I will show you different ways to create summaries, including when and how. Last class is designed for everyone. After at class, you will be able to show mystery of light in your paintings. If you are already, let's dir in. 2. Art Supplies: For this class, I want to divide the paper into two sections, that's why I need tape. For paper, I choose co press 140 pounds and 100 per cotton. A ceramic pal as for paints, I choose Nm stay from our philosophy. Burnt Sienna from Western and Newton, and also the same color burnt sienna from Daniel Smith. It is slightly darker than Western and Newton. The sf motor brush for wetting the paper. Then we have a Princeton net tune over wash size half inch and wrong size eight for colors. Finally, we have a flat size t from ski Money, brush, g or O towel, and a jar of water. Here are all supplie need for this class. Now let's move to the next lesson. 3. Project 1 - Lifting: In project one, I'm going to show you how to create some rays by using lifting technique. First, let's wet the paper. When you apply water to your paper, make sure you cover horizontally, but also vertically. This way, you can cover each spot of your paper. Next, let's use the oval wash with color NM St, which is yellow to create the first layer. When the paper still wet, let's add the second color which is burnt sienna from Western and Newton. Move your brush in circular way. To break the edge to be irregular. Now let's use the first color yellow to bring both color better. When you see the harsh edge, you can use quill size brush with clean water to smooth out the edge. Make sure you don't apply too much water. Otherwise, you might lead the water mark. So just gently Mu brush on top of two colors to brand them well. Same thing, M brush in a circular way. When you notice the brush carries too yellow, just squeeze it out because you don't want to carry too much yellow to the lighter area. Finally, I will add some bird sienna from Daniel Smith, which add some darker area to add the depth. Same step. Let's use the previous color to bring both colors better together. If you still see some harsh edges, you can use Q size six brush with water only to get rid of the harsh edges. Finally, I think the background is done, it's time to leave colors. First, let's wear the brush. Remember, when you leave colors, don't have too much water on your brush because you don't want the water dripping down and make a water mark. So just make sure you squeeze most of them out, but still a little bit moisture in there. Remember to move your brush away from the center, which means from the lightest area to the darkest area. Also, clean your brush each time you leave colors, you don't want to carry any color to the central lighter area. Just repeat the same step to the directions. Another tip for you is turning your brush to be vertical. This way, when you leave color, you can create a thinner narrow sun ray. Given different thickness of sun rays can also create the sion of space. You can create different layers of sun rays. Let's repeat the same steps. Lf, clean, live and clean until you like the final results. Now, I think the sun rays looks good. Now let's go to the next project for another way to create sunrays. 4. Project 2- Wet-on-Wet: In Project two, I'm going to show you another way to create some rays, which is wet and wet. First, let's wet the paper. The same make sure you cover each spot of your paper by applying water horizontally and vertically. Next, let's use al wash with color yellow, which is stay to create a radial direction toward the center. Next, let's move coal size six brushes with water away from the center to make a softer edges and create softer transition. Once you see the brush carries too much color, you have to squeeze wash or clean, avoid bring colors into center. Now the first layer is down. Let's repeat the same steps, applying yellow in radial direction toward the center. Then use size six brush to take color away from the center and also make the edges softer. Now, it looks good. Let's add a second color which is burn Ciena to add depth. Same thing. Carry color in radio direction to center. Let time you can use the previous color which is yellow to reduce the harsh edges by branding them better together. Also, this time you can carry more yellow center, so you can create a different layers of summaries. Same thing tra lie, let's use quill size six brush with water to soft the edge again, and the mature there is no extra color in the center. In the meantime, also, it's a good timing to add horizon line to create three dimensional look. Finally, let's add a darker bird sienna to add more depth. After that, you can use either yellow or previous color, which is a lighter bird sienna to make a softer edges. Just to repeat the same step, based on your painting, you can add more water, try to make a soft transition. Now we just create sun rays by using two techniques. The first one is lifting. Second one is. The key point to create self sun rays is to complete every when the paper is. 5. Final Thought: Creating sun ray can add a sense of am sphere, light, or mood to uro paintings. You can apply it to be the main focus of uro paintings or just a small touch of it. I hope this mini lesson can help you enhance your watercolor paintings. 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