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1. Welcome to the Class: Have you ever tried
painting on a brown paper? If not, let us paint a
beautiful vintage house on a brown paper using the
medium of watercolors. It's a short class which will improvise your sketching skills, and we are going to
use watercolors to enhance your entire
sketch. Hey, everybody. Myself, Ruwick Patel. 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 understanding the entire class project
that we are going to create. I'll be giving you
the details about all the art supplies
that you will need to create the
entire painting. No need to worry at
all in case you are missing out on any
particular art supply. You can go for any other
good alternative, as well. You're going to talk about the watercolors
that you will need, the brown paper that
we are going to use. The first step is to create a basic sketch
using a black ink. We are going to draw a
beautiful vintage house having minor details in it. There is going to be
a little staircase, a fence element, and some
beautiful landscape around. Once we are done with
the entire basic sketch, we are going to
apply watercolors to the building structure
and the landscape area. The best part is
that you will need a single brush to
apply the watercolors. Combining these little
elements together, we are going to
form this beautiful painting on a brown paper. We are going to learn
easy brush techniques which will help you to
enhance your painting skills. At the end, we are going
to add the color palette, and we will be done
with our class project. The class will help
you to explore watercolors and sketching
on a different background. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating. 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 and join me on this
creative journey.
2. Details About the Class Project: Hey, everybody. Now,
let us talk about the class project that we are going to create for
the entire class. So here I have placed
my entire painting, and let me give you the details about what we are going
to sketch and paint. You can observe that it is an entire brown paper on which we have painted the
entire scenery. So there is this simple
color palette of all the colors that we have
used on the topmost portion. I have splattered
some white color around as you can observe. Now, there is going to
be this main element, which is this beautiful vibrant vintage house that
we have painted. There are little windows which
enhance the entire house. The house is completely
surrounded with plants. There is this little
fence element and a little staircase, which is connected with
the house element. So all over, combining all these little
elements together, we have formed this beautiful scenery that you can observe. The best part is
that we have created a beautiful contrast in the house by using this
beautiful vibrant colors. It is blue and red together. So we're going to start
with a basic sketch, and then we are going
to apply watercolors. I hope that you
got an exact idea of the class project that
we are going to create. Now let us move
towards the next part and understand all the art
supplies that you will need.
3. Art Supplies: 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. Now let us start with
the first art supply, which is this simple
glass container in which you can observe
some blue water. Definitely, we are going
to take some clear water. Since we are going to
work with watercolors, you will need some water. Then the next art supply is the black ink that
we are going to use to create our basic sketch. So I'm going to use a
marker from art line, and it is 0.8 size, you can observe the
tip of the marker. Then I'm going to use a simple
calligraphy pen, which is, again, a marker, which is having a different tip a
little bit thicker. You can observe that. So we're going to use wherever we
want a thick black line. You can use any good
alternative as well. Then next up, I have a simple
white pen from sakura. So it is basically a white
pen that we are going to use to add some
minute details. Then the best part
is that you will need a single round
brush of size four to apply watercolors
to the entire sketch. Now, let us talk about the
brown paper that we are going to use to create
our entire class project. You can observe that I'm going to use a brown
paper from scholar. It is 170 GSM, and it is A five size. Now, in case you're not
having a brown paper, what you can do is you can
use a white paper as well. But before that, let me
show you the class project. So it's going to have this
beautiful brown background on which we are going to
sketch and apply watercolors. In case you are not
having a brown paper, you can still take
up the class project on a white watercolor paper. Let me give you the
details as well. So you can use a Canson
watercolor paper. It is also again, size
A five and 300 GSM. You can use any
good alternative. It is completely fine. So I hope that you got an exact
idea about the brown paper. Now the next start supply is a simple tissue paper
that you should definitely keep nearby whenever you're working with watercolors. It will help you to dab your brush and remove axis
amount of water and color. Then I have this simple
transparent color palette in which you can already observe the colors that I
have taken out. You can use any
good color palette, having enough space for
mixing colors together. Now, let us talk
about the watercolors that you will need
for the entire class. So the first one is red, then we have green. Then we have blue, white, Oca yellow, and yellow. These are six basic colors that you will need for
the entire painting. No need to worry about
the exact shade. You can use any good
alternative as well. The watercolors that I'm
using are from Bonfll. You can use any good brand
which works for you. So 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. Basic Sketch: Hey, everybody. Now, let us
start with the first step, which is creating
a basic sketch. You can observe
that I'm ready with my sketchbook with a
beautiful brown background. We are going to use our
black ink from Artline, and you can observe that
it is having a tip of 0.8. It's a good black ink
to use for sketching. You can use any good
alternative as well. It is absolutely fine. So let us start with
the first element, which is the major element
in the entire sketch, which is a beautiful
vintage house. You can simply observe
these steps and follow. So I'm starting with a
little rectangular element on the topmost portion. Now, simply, we are just going to create it into this
rectangular form, which is basically the
chimney of the entire house. So you just have to combine these little rectangular
shapes together. You can observe that I am having these two
rectangular shapes, and I'm going to add these
little horizontal lines to add minute details
in the entire chimney. Now, once I'm done
with the chimney part, I'm going to draw the
roof of the entire house. So I'm going to connect this
slant line with the chimney. Now, again, I'll be adding
another slant line. And similarly, we're going
to add two more slant lines. To get a beautiful structure
for the entire roof, we are going to extend the last slant line
a little bit more. No need to hurry
at all. Just try to draw the basic sketch with a lot of patience and in a very slow
and steady manner. Whenever you're
sketching, make sure that you keep your hand
very much loose and free. Now to complete the entire roof, I'm just adding this horizontal
line on the bottom part. Now, we are going to draw the remaining structure,
which is the walls. So just add these
vertical lines. And in case you want
to double the lines, it is absolutely fine. It will give a little bit of
volume to the entire house. Now what I'm going to do
is that I'm going to add these little minute details
in the entire roof structure. You just have to create
these dotted lines, and we're going to add
it in the roof only. Now, similarly, I'll be adding it in the center part as well. Whenever you want to create
a beautiful dotted line, just keep your hand
very much loose and free and simply
touch the surface, having some space in between the black strokes that
I'm doing right now. So you can observe
that our roof is looking really very
well and in detail. Now to enhance the entire roof structure a
little bit more, I'll just reapply
the black lines so that it gets a
little bit more thick and it gets a
beautiful contrast. Now let us draw the windows. So I'm just adding these two
little rectangular shapes in one side of the wall. Now let us have a huge
window in the center part. Just create a little curved
shape on the topmost portion, followed by two vertical lines and one single horizontal line. Now to add some
minute details in it, just add one vertical
line in between and add these little
rectangular shapes in between. This will make your
window look a little bit more in detail
and in aesthetics. Now, similarly, I'll be adding two more windows on
another side of the wall. So we are done with the basic structure of the entire house. Now I'll just use
my marker to create these little random lines to form the outline of the entire
plants around the house. So it's a very simple
and easy process. You can observe the
movement of my hand. I'm just creating these
little strokes combining together to form a very random outline
of the plants around. Now, it is not at
all compulsory for you to draw it in
the exact same way. You can apply the outline
according to your convenience, and in case you want
to follow mine, it is absolutely fine. So initially, we are just adding the outline of the plants. Once we are done
with the outline, we'll add minute details in it. So we have created these
little bushes around. You can observe them carefully. So I'm going to add it on
the left hand side, as well. You can play with the structure, shape, and size of
the entire bush. It is absolutely fine. The technique is very
easy and simple. You just have to create these
little strokes combining together to form a
beautiful organic outline. Since plants and trees generally have a very
organic and natural shape, so there is no specific
way of drawing them. Now, apart from the outline, I'll just add a simple
electrical pole to add some aesthetics
to the entire scenery, create a simple vertical
line followed by two horizontal lines on
the topmost portion, and simply add these
little two wires connecting with the lans. Now let us draw the staircase which is
connected with the house. It's a very simple
and easy step. You are just supposed to create these little rectangular shapes, which can increase in size as you move towards
the bottom area. You just have to add
these little rectangles. No need to hurry at
all, take your time and try to sketch in a very
slow and steady manner. So once we are done
drawing the staircase, I'm going to connect it with
a fence element as well. So we are just going to create these vertical lines
connecting together, forming a beautiful
fence element, which is connected
with the staircase. Again, let me tell
you the same thing. No need to worry about drawing
it in the exact same way. You are free to compose and draw it according to your
convenience as well. I'm just adding this little
solid black patch to create some nice depth and enhance the shape of
the entire staircase. So as you can observe
that we have drawn the entire staircase
and the fence element. Now, let me tell
you how you have to enhance the entire
plants around. It's a very simple
and easy step. You just have to add this
little solid black patch. On the outline of the entire
plants that we have created. Now to make them look a
little bit more aesthetic and attractive and to create
some beautiful contrast, you have to just add the marker or the blacking
in this dotted form. You can observe that
I'm just simply dabbing my marker and creating the
outline in this dotted format. Now, once you move towards the inner area or
the outer area, you just increase the
space between the dots. Let me repeat the step again so that you get a little
bit more clarity. The outline that we have already created for the plants
is completely visible. Now, to make it look
a little bit more in contrast and to make it look a little bit
more attractive, you just have to simply add these little solid
black patches around, and you have to add
these little dots, which is going to get vanished in the outer and
inner area, both. And this is how we
are going to enhance the entire plantation
around the entire sketch. It will be very interesting for you to add
these little dots, and you'll definitely enjoy
the entire process as well. But you will need a lot of patience to do this
particular step. You will have to add the dots in a very slow and
steady manner, creating a beautiful contrast
in the entire sketch. M So as you can observe
that we have added these little contrasting
elements using a dotted form of our black ink on the
right hand side as well. Now, if you observe carefully, I have added solid black patches near the walls of the
entire vintage house, which basically enhances
the entire house and creates a nice
contrast as well. Now you can observe
that I'm just adding the dots in
a very random way. There is no specific
way of applying it. You just have to create it
in a very solid black patch, and once you move towards
the outer or inner portion, just increase the space
between the dots. Also, no need to worry about drawing it in the
exact same way. You're free to compose and draw it according to
your convenience. It is completely fine. So no need to worry
about drawing it in the exact same way. It is important for you to
learn the technique first. Now, I will just simply enhance the wall line by
just doubling it up. So you can reapply the black
ink on that particular part. So we are done with the entire basic sketch using a black ink. I hope that you got an
exact idea of how to draw all the elements together forming a
beautiful scenery. We have used a simple black ink to create this basic sketch. Now to make it look a little bit more
attractive and aesthetic, they're going to apply
watercolors to the entire sketch. I hope that you enjoyed the entire process of
creating a basic sketch. Now let us move
towards the next part.
5. Applying Watercolors: Hey, everybody. Now, once we are done with
the basic sketch, let us apply watercolors. Before that, let
me give you about the details of the watercolors
that we are going to use. So the watercolors that
I'm using are from bonfll. You can use any good
alternative that works for you. So there are six basic colors
that we are going to use. The first one is red. Then we have white, aqua yellow, blue, green and yellow. So these are the six basic
colors that you will require. And I'm going to use this simple transparent
color palette. So as you can observe, I'm
ready with my sketchbook. We are going to use a simple
round brush of size four. And the best part
is that you will need this single brush only. We are ready with
all the six colors, a simple tissue paper, and some clear water nearby. So let us start with the
house element first. Cindy color palette,
you can observe that we have this
beautiful blue color. And in order to decrease
its saturation, we are going to add a
little bit of white in it. So I just take a little
amount of white, and you have to mix
the colors well to decrease the saturation
of the blue color. In case you find that your
color is very much stiff, add a little bit of water in it. No need to hurry at all, take your time and mix
the colors well. In case you want to add
some more white color and make it even more light
blue, then you can do that. You can observe in
my color palette. I have mixed the colors well. Now, we are going to apply it on the walls of
the entire house, but before that, let us apply
it on the chimney as well. So using the tip
of my round brush, I'll just simply apply it
in this little portion where we have these rectangles.
No need to hurry at all. Use the tip of your round brush, apply very less
pressure on it to get the color in
this little area. Similarly, I'll be adding it on the bottom portion as well. You can observe the way
I'm moving my brush in this horizontal direction to apply it in this
smaller portion. So now you can
observe that we have applied the color in
the entire chimney. I'll be using the same brush to apply it on the roof element. The entire roof is
going to be solid red, but in this certain area, we are just applying
this light blue color. You can use the tip of your round brush to add the color in a
very small portion. Now I'll be taking some more color from the color palette, and we're going to
apply the light blue color on the walls of the entire vintage house.
No need to hurry at all. Try to paint with a very
slow and steady manner. You can absorb the way I
am using my round brush. You can absorb the
way I have applied the color in between
the windows as well. I'm leaving a little bit of portion in the bottom
area because there we are going to apply
some dark blue color to create a nice shadow effect. You have to be a little bit
careful near the windows, make sure that you do not move your brush inside the window. Again, I'll leave some
portion in the bottom area. Now, similarly, we
are going to add the blue color in the remaining portions of the wall as well. I'm adding the color on the wall present in
the right hand side. Again, I'll be leaving some
portion in the bottom area. Similarly, we are going to add the color in the wall which
is present in an angle. You can observe the way
I'm using the tip of my round brush to paint
in this smaller area. You have to be a little bit
careful near the corners. Now, let us take a
little bit of dark blue. You can add a little bit of
white in case you want to, but try to have a darker
blue and apply it on the bottom portion. No
need to hurry at all. Use the tip of your brush
and apply the color. Similarly, we are going to apply this dark blue color in the wall present in the
right hand side as well. Now just simply clean
your brush in water, dab it onto the tissue paper, make it very much dry, and blend the colors together. You'll observe a nice
gradient shade where we have dark blue in the bottom portion and light blue on
the topmost portion. It is not a perfect blend since it's an abstract
form of painting, so it is absolutely fine. So right now you can observe a beautiful blend
of both the colors. Now, I'll just make
a little bit of darker blue color
near the slant wall. So we are done
painting the walls of the entire vintage house. Now let us paint
the fence element. So I'll be taking
a little bit of the same color that we applied in the walls of
the vintage house. You can add a little bit
of water in it to loosen the color up and simply apply
it in this vertical manner. Use the tip of your round brush and no need to hurry at all. Apply very less pressure on
it to get a nice thin stroke. You can also add
these little patches of color in the bottom area. And we are done painting
the fence element as well. Now, we are going to add
a little bit of color in the roof element where we have this bigger roof
on the right handside. You can just add a
little thin stroke. Now, let us paint the staircase. So I'll just add a
little bit of water in this solid red color that we already have in
the color palette. And we are going to use the same color in the roof as well. So you can paint any
element initially. Just loosen the
color up by adding a little bit of water in the color palette.
Mix them well. You can dab your brush
onto the tissue paper in case you find that there
is x amount of water. Now, try to have a
lot of patience and try to paint in a very
slow and steady manner. Let us start with the roof only. So I'll just use the tip
of my round brush and apply the color in the roof element present
on the left hand side. You can observe the way I'm
using the tip of my brush, and I have covered
the entire area. The black dotted line will be still visible. No need
to worry about that. Once your color will dry, the black line will
be visible again. Now, similarly, I'll
be adding the color in the roof element present in
the center area as well. You can observe
the way I'm using the tip of my brush on
the bottom portion. Now take some more color
from the color palette, and we're going to paint the
last roof element as well. Whenever there is a very
small portion to paint, you should make sure that you apply very less
pressure on your brush. Try to keep your hand
very much loose and free. This will help you to paint in that particular area in a
very comfortable manner. Now, similarly, using
the same red color, we are going to apply
it on the windows. You can add a little bit of light blue color
in it if you want to decrease the saturation
of this vibrant red color. And in case you want to use it directly, it is absolutely fine. Now, in between the
solid black lines, you just have to
apply the color. So that's why you have to
apply very less pressure and use the tip of your brush
to get a nice thin stroke. We can use the same red color to enhance the chimney as well. Now using the same red color, I'll be painting the
staircase element as well. The outline is already ready. You just have to fill in this
beautiful red color inside. If your color moves out of the outline a little bit,
it is absolutely fine. Or in case you are left with
certain portion to paint, it is absolutely fine because it is an abstract
form of painting. I'll just use my
calligraphy pen with a tip, a thick, solid black tip, basically, and
apply it just below the roof to get a nice
thick, solid black line. You can use a solid black color as well to paint it
directly with your brush. It is absolutely fine, but it is more convenient and
easy to use a marker. I'll use my white pen, and I'll just add these little dotted lines
in this beautiful red roof, the black lines are still
visible, as I told you. When the color dries, the
lines will be visible again. Now on that, you have to apply these little dotted white lines. It will enhance the entire roof and make it look more in detail. You can use your brush
and white paint as well, but this is more convenient and easy to use a solid white pen. But in case you're missing
out on a white pen, you can use your brush
and white color. Now let us paint
the plants around. It's a very simple
and easy technique known as a wet on wet technique. Clean your brush in water, take some good amount of
clear water in your brush, apply it on the entire surface where we have this
beautiful plantation. Now take some amount of green color from
your color palette, mix it well in water. Now apply it on the
topmost portion, and you'll observe
that the color will start spreading
automatically. You just have to
dab your brush in the bottom area in
this dotted format. Try to apply a solid patch
on the topmost portion only. And this is basically known
as a wet on wet technique. Now, simply clean
your brush in water, apply some water around, and you'll observe that the color will spread
automatically. We are basically doing
this particular step to create some nice depth in
the entire plantation. Now, similarly, we
are going to repeat the entire step and you can observe it
carefully and follow. I'm going to apply
a nice coat of water on the entire plant area. You can observe the way I'm applying it in this
dotted format also around to create some nice
details in the entire plant. I'll take a little bit of green. You can also take
a little bit of yellow and decrease the
saturation of green color. Apply it on the
topmost portion in this solid patch and leave
the remaining portion. You'll observe that the color
will automatically spread, and you can use the tip
of your round brush to add these little dots in
the bottom area as well. It's a very easy
and simple step. It requires a little bit
of practice and patience. Now, in case you do not want to paint the plants directly
in your final painting, what you can do is you
can practice it on a rough scrape of
paper initially, and then you can come
towards your final painting. This will help you a lot to develop confidence
while painting, and the chances of making
mistakes will be very less. Now, similarly, we
are going to paint the plants on the
righthand side as well. These steps are absolutely same. Apply a thin coat of water on the entire surface and
then apply the color. You can observe these steps
carefully and follow them. So as you can observe,
we have almost painted the plants on the
right hand side as well and left
hand side as well. Now, I'll just add a little
bit of plantation on the bottom area to create some nice depth and details
in the entire surrounding. You can observe the
way we have combined a beautiful black
ink sketch with watercolors and it creates a beautiful harmony altogether. It is not at all
compulsory for you to use the same color palette
in case you want to explore and experiment with
the entire color palette. It is absolutely fine. In case you want to create your own scenery and create
your own composition, that is also absolutely fine. Now let us add some
more minor details. I'll take some solid white
color in the color palette, add a little bit of water in it, and simply create these
little patches which are acting like stones
in the bottom area, or we can say it in
the ground area. So it basically creates a
beautiful contrast with the scenery that we have painted and the brown color
paper as well. No need to hurry at all. Try to use the surface of your brush, create difference in
the size of the stones. So try to have bigger solid white patches and
smaller patches. You can create a cluster of
two to 3 stones together. Now comes another
beautiful brush technique, and you'll definitely enjoy this particular detail as well. So take a good amount of solid
white color in your brush. Try to have very less
amount of water in it. In case you find that there is excess amount of
water in your brush, just simply dab it
onto the tissue paper. Now, use it in this
vertical manner. You can absorb the
way I'm holding my brush in an exact
vertical manner. And I'm just dabbing
my brush to create these little white dots on the topmost portion
of the plantation. No need to hurry at
all and try to do this particular step in a
very slow and steady manner. You'll observe these
beautiful details in the entire plantation. It creates a nice contrast with the green and black
color in the background, and it makes the leaves look even more attractive
and aesthetic. We are not going to apply these little white dots
on the entire plantation. In certain portions,
only I'm applying it. That also on the topmost area. It's a very simple
and easy technique, and in case you want to practice
it on a rough scrape of paper initially and then come towards your
final painting, it is absolutely fine. This will help you to develop
confidence while painting, and the chances of making
mistakes will be very nice. So now, once we are done adding minute details
to the plants, add a little bit more water
in your solid white color. Now simply tap your finger onto the brush and splatter some
color in this random manner. You will observe the white color on the brown paper in
this random manner, and it will have a nice
variation in this dotted manner. And you'll definitely enjoy
this particular step. So try to add a little
bit more water in your color and just simply tap your finger
onto the brush. You can have a nice variation in the white dots by
increasing the size. This particular step
basically helps us to make our sketch look even more attractive and in
an abstract manner. It creates some nice aesthetics to the entire painting as well. So we are done with
the entire painting. Now, we are going to add the
color palette on the corner, top left corner, basically,
of the entire painting. So what I'm going to do is that I'll take the first color, which is this solid red color, apply it in the circular manner.
No need to hurry at all. Then simply clean your brush again and take some
green color and apply another circle we are doing this particular
step to make the entire painting look a
little bit more attractive, and it's a way of just representing the entire color
palette that we have used. In case you want to skip this particular step and you do not want to add
the color palette, it is absolutely fine. So we are almost done adding all the colors
from the color palette. I'm just adding the last
one, which is solid white. Now, let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe all
the details carefully. We are done with the
entire class project and you can observe the
way we have combined all these little
elements to form a beautiful landscape
painting in which the major element is this
vibrant vintage house. We have also added a
nice color palette on the topmost portion. You can add your signature and date as well. It is
completely fine. All over, we have combined sketching and
watercolors together. I hope you enjoyed
the entire class and got to learn something new. No need to worry
about the output, enjoy the process of creating. Now let us move towards
the class conclusion.
6. Class Conclusion: Hey, everybody. So you're most welcome to the
class conclusion. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got to learn something
new and creative. 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 is really great
if you maintain an art journal to practice
on a regular basis. This basically improvises
your sketching, inking, and painting skills. I would be really
excited to see all of your class projects into
the project gallery, so do not forget to add them
into the project gallery. 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 happy painting.
Rutvik Patel, Artist and Instructor
