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1. Welcome to the Class: Have you ever wondered
how you can create some beautiful
bookmarks using easy, simple, and elegant techniques. Watercolors is a medium which you can explore
in many ways. This class, we are going to use a single watercolor to create a beautiful abstract background on some amazing urban sellout. Hey everybody, I'm
retract Bataille. I'm an interior designer by profession and a
self-taught artist. You can find all my
artwork on Instagram. I go by the name
**** Raj antigens. So in this class
we're going to create five beautiful, easy, elegant, and simple bookmarks based on urban slot on the class is absolutely suited
for beginners. So we will be
starting by knowing about all the art
supplies in detail. No need to worry at
all in case you are missing out on any
particular art supply, you will find it very easily in any nearby local art store. Before starting with
the class project, we are going to have a
beautiful practice session in which we are going
to learn about all the elements in detail. So we're going to
start by side taping the watercolor paper in a
very careful and easy manner. We are going to create a
beautiful abstract background using a single watercolor. We're going to use solid
black color to enhance this. A lot of the entire urban collection buildings that
we are going to paint. Andy will be using solid
white color to add some beautiful minute details
to all the bookmarks. At the end, we're
going to remove the masking tape in a very
easy and carefree manner. That glass is absolutely
suited for beginners and also intermediate and advanced
level artists can try it. I'm very happy and excited to share this class
with all of you. So without any delay, grab your supplies and let's get
started with the class.
2. Art Supplies: Hey everybody. So
before we start, it is very important
for all of you to know the correct art
supplies that you will need before starting
the entire class. So here I have all my art
supplies being placed. So the first one is basically
as simple tissue paper, which you will need to dab your watercolor
brushes so that you can remove excess amount
of water while painting. Then next up we have
our simple white pen, which we are going to use to add some minute details
to the bookmarks. So this is basically a byte
Penn having a fine tip, which we are going to use. No need to worry in case you
do not have the same brand, you can go for any other
good alternative as well. Now, let us talk about
the watercolor brushes. These are two brushes that you will need for the entire class. And these are quill
brushes basically, the first one is of size zero. The second one is also useful in case you do
not have quill brush, you can go for round
brush as well. Then next up we have the
most important art supply, which is watercolor papers. So the most important
thing that you have to keep in
mind is that GSM, which is 300 GSM, particularly. The GSM basically stands
for the thickness of the people so that you can
apply heavy washes on it. And these watercolor papers are already in size of a bookmark. Next up we have our simple
ceramic color palette. So this is basically a color palette which
is not having sections. So I have just applied the colors directly and
it is very good to mix. Also, need to worry at all in case you do not have
the same color palette, you can go for any other
good alternative as well. Now for the entire class, we are going to use
a single watercolor, which is basically sap green, and no need to worry at all. You will find it very easily
in any nearby local adds to. The next up we have
two colors which are watercolor is only in case
you do not have watercolors. You can use gouache colors
are both workloads as well. These are black and white, which we are going to use to create silhouettes and details. Then next up we have a simple glass and
which we are going to hold some clear water so that we can clean
up the brushes. Then the last act supply
is a masking tape. So this is basically a
one-inch masking tape, which we are going to sidestep the watercolor paper so that we can get a nice white border. So these are all the
art supplies that you will need for this
particular class. So without any delay, now, let us move
towards the next part.
3. Lets Practice the Elements: Hey everybody. So before starting with
the class projects, let us practice all the
elements that we are going to use to create these
beautiful five bookmarks. As you can see, we are going to have some amazing background, some beautiful elements
that we're going to paint in all the
five bookmarks. I have created a nice practice
session for all of you to know all the elements in detail and how you
can paint them. Now let us start with
the entire practice, but as you can see, I have a simple watercolor
paper of size A6. We're going to use some
green for creating a beautiful abstract
background or tissue paper, glass of water with two brushes
that we are going to use. The color palette,
which is already having some colors
that I have used. So always make sure
that you do not invest colors in case you are having colors in
your color palette, use the same colors only. And once your colors
are finished, then you can take some more color into
your color palette. So I'm having some
white, some black, and sap green already
in my color palette. The watercolor paper is ready. I'll be using my quill
brush of size four, and we'll be applying
a thin coat of water on the entire
watercolor paper. You can just observe the
movement of my quill brush. I'm just trying to
apply an even coat so that we can get a nice
amazing abstract background. Make sure that there are no
water lumps and between. So just try to apply a
nice thin coat of water. Now I'm taking some
amount of water to loosen the sap green color
and my color palette, as you can observe,
tried to mix it well. No need to hurry. Take your time to
take some good, saturated amount of
color and less water. Now just simply tap your brush on the water
that we have applied. So you can see the color
will automatically spread in a very natural way. You just have to move your brush and this random direction, but just try to apply it in
all the possible directions. Now, I'll be taking
some darker values. So we're going to have
less water this time and just put the tip of your
brush onto the surface. And a very natural and randomly, there is no particular
way to follow. Just do it in a very
natural and randomly. So the color will
automatically spread. And you can observe
that there is a variation in the
saturation of the color. This is how we are
going to create the beautiful abstract
background for the bookmarks. Now, I'll be taking my
brush off size zero and I'll be taking some water to
loosen the sap green color. Have some amount of
water and simply tap your finger on the brush
and splatter this color. You can see these beautiful dot make a nice abstract
backgrounds together. Now I'll be taking my
size zero brush again, and this time we are going to take solid black color in it. And now, once the
background is dry, we are going to create
this beautiful sellout of a palace for you to practice. We are going to create
small palace only and just observe that I have simply drawn a vertical line and now
I'll be creating a dorm. There isn't a specific way
of creating any sellout. You can use a pencil or a
sketch pen initially to create the outline and then fill in
solid black color inside. But if you are confident enough and you want to
paint it directly, and that is also
absolutely fine. In case you make any mistake, you can definitely cover it up by using some solid black color. I'll be painting another small don't just beside
the bigger dome. Now will be filling in some
solid black color inside. So this is not about
creating perfection. This is about creating an abstract form which is going to be in contrast
with the background. So you can see that I'm just leaving my brush on
the bottom portion. I'm not trying to have a
perfect So phase downside. To give the building
kind of nice structure, I'm just adding some more
element on the right-hand side. Now similarly, we'll be adding some more building element on the left-hand
portion as well. Make sure that you have solid black color and a
very good saturated amount. Tried to have less
water and more color. And in case that you find your color is finished
in the brush, you can take some more color
from the color palette. You can create these
little strokes on the bottom portion
so that you can create some nice
abstract effect. And you can just simply take your detailing brush,
add some water, some black color, and
tap your finger onto the brush and create
these flattering effect. You can observe the
black dots directly. Now once this loud as dried-up, we'll be using a
simple white pen to add the details in contrast
with the black color. As you can observe
that I'm just trying to add these little details onto the dome and just move your white pen in this particular
direction as I'm moving. No need to worry at all. This
is a practice session only. So in case you make any mistake, that is absolutely fine. So in order to give
some nice definition to the entire black fill out
that we have painted. We are giving this details
using the white color. Now why I'm using white and specific because it will create a nice contrast with the
black building structure. So initially we are using white
pen to create the details and to know the exact position of the details that we
are drawing right now. After that, we'll be using
solid white color to paint the details so that it
will look even more nice. And in contrast with
the black background, you can observe
that I have added these little rectangular details on the entire
building structure. And we can also create these little windows and doors to the entire
building structure. You can add some little strokes to create these minute details. We are almost done adding
details with the white pen. Now again, I'll be using
my quill brush size zero. And you can observe
that I'm having solid white color and my
color palette already. So just add some amount of
water to loosen the cholera. Now, on the applied details
with the white pen will be using this particular
detailing brush on it. And it will create even
more contrasting effect. So just use the tip of your round brush or
your quill brush. Basically, it will give you a nice pointed tip to
paint so you can absorb. It is getting even more vibrant than the white
pen that we have used. No need to apply it everywhere. You can create it in a
very abstract manner. Also, it is absolutely fine if the brush does not touch
us all the strokes. This is how we have
to simply follow the white pen line and
create the entire details. Also in case you want to
practice a little bit more. What you can do is
that you can create the background and
multiple colors as well. And then you can paint
certainly lots of buildings and your
particular style as when. And you can add these
minute details. So what I'm trying to
say is that you can experiment with this
particular technique as well. I hope that you got
an exact idea of painting each and every
element in detail. This is how you can
practice initially and then you can move
towards the class projects. Now let us add some
beautiful labelings. And this is one of
my most favorite, but the first one
is the background that we created using
sap green color. So initially we
apply the pinnacle of water and then
we applied color. The second one is painting the entire buildings aloud
using solid black color. Then we added some
minute details using solid white color. And also we added some nice flattering effect
using the detailing brush. I hope that you got an exact
idea of how you have to paint all the elements before
starting the class project. Now, let us move
towards the next part.
4. Lets Tape the Paper: Hey everybody. Now let us
take the watercolor paper that we're going to use to
start the class project. So here I have my watercolor
paper from Canson. And the most important
part that you have to keep in mind is the GSM. So these are 300 GSM
watercolor papers. And this is how the
entire bookmark will look once we
start painting. So there is a little hole on the top corner which we
are going to remove. So no need to worry at all. We are going to use a simple
pair of scissors to just simply cut it out in case
you want to keep it. That is also absolutely fine, but I'm just removing it. So now you can observe
that I'm having my desk. So simply place the
watercolor paper where you want to
place it carefully. Now we're going
to just use a 1 " masking tape to tape the
entire watercolor paper. This is basically
our masking tape, which is made out of paper only. You just have to make sure that you apply the masking tape on all the four sides to
get a nice white border. I'll be starting by placing
the first masking tape. Make sure that you align
the masking tape with the paper edge so that the masking tape is parallel
with the paper edge. And once you remove it, you get a nice white border. Similarly, I'll be applying the masking tape on the
left-hand side as well. You can simply apply some
pressure using your finger onto the masking tape so that
the team gets stuck with the watercolor paper
and this office behind. Now similarly, I'll be
putting one masking tape on the top portion and another
on the bottom part. And I'll be simply applying some pressure using my finger. So this is how you have to
apply the masking tape on all the four sides of
the watercolor paper before starting the
entire class project. Once the entire project is done, we'll be removing
it and you'll be getting this
beautiful white edge. So now let us move
towards the next part.
5. Bookmark 1 - The Palace: Hey everybody. Now let us start with
the first bookmark, which is the palace. As you can see, I'm ready with my watercolor paper
with this idea, I have a clear
glass of water and my color palette is
also ready time taking my quill brush of size
four and will be simply applying a thin coat of water on the entire
watercolor paper. Now make sure that you apply, or even coat of water on the
entire watercolor paper. And also make sure that there are no water
lumps in between. Also, one more thing
that you have to keep in mind while
applying a thin coat of water is that
there isn't any space left between the masking tape
and the watercolor paper. Now, I'll be taking my
sap green color to paint the abstract background and the color palette morning
to take a lot of color, tried to take less
color at a time. And then once the
color is finished, then we can take
some more color. I'll be using the same
quill brush of size four. In case you're not
having a quilt blocks, you can use a round brush
as well and just apply some water in it so that we
can lose in the color up. Now as you can see,
I'm using the tip of the brush and just simply dabbing my
brush onto the paper. And the color is automatically spreading on the entire sheet. You just have to move your brush and this random direction, try to apply the color in a very natural and random. We only. Now since we want to create a beautiful abstract background, you can also leave
some white spaces between the masking tape and the watercolor paper so that it can look a little
bit more abstract. Now, take some darker
tones of sap green color, tried to have less amount
of water and simply dab your dip of the quill brush randomly on the entire surface. Now the reason behind
applying a thin coat of water initially is that once
we apply the color, it can spread automatically. And this technique is basically known as
wet on wet technique. Now we will wait for the
background color to dry. Now I'll be using my
quill brush of size zero. And we have taken some amount of color and water together. Simply tap your finger onto the brush and
splatter some color. So this will give the entire background a little
bit more detail. Now will be taking some
solid black color in the color palette using
our detailing brush, which is of size zero. And this is a quill brush only. No need to worry at all. In case you do not
have a quill brush, you can definitely use
a round brush as well. That will also work
absolutely fine. So let us start
painting the palette. I'm using the tip
of the quill brush and I'm starting from
the top most portion, I have simply drawn
a vertical line. So now we are going to paint the entire palace using
solid black color. And it is not at all
a difficult process. In case you find painting the entire palettes
directly using your brush. A little bit difficult.
What you can do is you can use a simple pencil. You can draw the
outline first and then you can fill in the
solid black color inside. Now to create some amazing details for the entire balance, I'm trying to make
too sloppy lines on either sides of
the top most portion. Now, once the outline is done, then we'll be filling in the
solid black color inside. You can just observe the
movement of my detailing brush, which is basically
a quill brush only. And also no need to worry in case you do not
have a quill brush, you can definitely use
a round brush as well. Now, while we are using
a solid black color, make sure that you have
a good consistency of color and water together so that you can just
move your brush in a very smooth way onto
the watercolor surface. So in case you might
be wondering why we're using solid black color only. So the reason behind
that is that this is basically a sellout as allowed, is basically a dark form. Or we can say a shadow of
any particular object or building where minimum
light is falling. So the entire
structure will be very dark and we can add my
new details though. So now let us add the entire bottom structure
for the entire palace time, just trying to create two steps. You're going to absorb the
views of my quill brush. I'm using the tip of
the brush to paint this ten lines
which are creating the outline of the entire
building structure. And once it is done and you think that it is
perfectly drawn, you can just fill in
the solid black color. Now while we are filling
the solid black color inside the entire outline, just make sure that there
isn't any space left between. Now you can already observe that the entire
solid black color is creating a beautiful contrast with the abstract
green background. And you can also observe that the entire palette structure
is somehow getting defined. Now will be slowly moving
towards the bottom portion, completing the entire structure. You can observe the movement
of microvilli brush. That way I'm trying to move
it in a particular direction, which is vertically towards
the bottom portion. In case you find painting this particular
element a little bit difficult to come towards
your final bookmark directly. You can do is you can take a landscape of people initially. You can practice on that, and then you can come towards
your final class project. Also, we have a nice practice
session in which I have talked about how you can paint all the
elements in detail. So as you can observe
that on the bottom part, we're not going to have a complete finished
structure which is going to be very perfect
and an asymmetric. We're going to leave it
in this natural form. So it gives a nice effect as if it is falling drops of water. Some sort of that
kind of effect. You can just simply
observe that I'm just leaving these little strokes
on the bottom portion. Also in case you find that the lines are not that
much parallel enough, audio structure does not painted that when you can definitely use the tip of your brush and then you can just give
it a nice finishing. Now once we are done painting the entire building structure, you have to let it
dry for a while. Now I'll be using my
quill brush of size zero. I have taken some
amount of water and simply tap your finger onto the quill brush and splatter this solid black color randomly
on the entire bookmark. There isn't any specific
method of doing this. You just have to randomly and in a very natural way,
splatter some color. I'll be using my white pen and we're going to add some
beautiful details. And then dial palace. Again, I'll be telling
you the same thing. No need to add the details
in the exact same manner. I'm adding. You can create
your own details as well. And if you want to
follow the same, that is also absolutely fine. I'm just trying to define the
entire building structure. You can observe the movement
of my detailing, Ben. And this is basically to give an exact idea how
we are going to add white color details on
the anti-black structure. You can also observe
the contrast the white color is creating with the entire
building structure. You can just simply
move the white pen in the direction that
I'm moving right now. We're just trying to define the entire building structure because it is a
solid black color. Also, no need to worry
at all in case you find adding the details
a little bit difficult, what you can do is you
can create this kind of solid black patch on a rough
scrape off paper initially. And then you can come towards your final painting
using a white pen. We can add these little
details and it will give us a nice rough idea for where we have to use
solid white color. I'm just adding these
little rectangular details onto the bundling structure. And you can also create your
own details as when incase, you will find that the pen is
not that much dark enough. You can also apply a
second coat on that. Now, this particular details
are going to give us the exact idea where
we are going to apply solid white color as well. So I'm just trying to add little windows on the
entire building structure. And you can also add these
little rough random lines to make the entire
building structure look a little bit more classic. And we're almost done adding the details using the white pen. This is going to give us a nice idea where
we are going to use our detailing brush
using solid white color. Now, the reason behind using
solid white color is it will be even more vibrant
and more saturated. It will create a little
bit more contrast with the black background. So I don't need to worry
about this particular step. We're not going to apply the entire white color to the
entire complete structure. You just have to
apply the strokes in certain details only time just trying to add these
little strokes using the detailing brush. Here you have to
observe that I'm using the tip of the brush, which will help me to paint
in the difficult areas. Now using the tip, we are going to also pay in the
vertical lines. And you can see how beautifully
we can define the line. No need to hurry at all, tried to paint it in a
very slow and steady way. Now this particular
step will also enhance the and movement of yours and how
you have to move your brush and
particular direction. So in all the three windows, we are going to apply
solid white color inside. It will give us a very nice
look to the entire bookmark. I'm using the tip to add some details just on
the bottom portion. Let me paint the
last window as well. You can leave some space also so that it can
create some depth. Now, there isn't any
specific way of doing this. I'm telling you this again, you can just add the details in a very random and draft pay, as you can observe right now. I'm just adding
these little strokes to enhance the entire bookmark. So this is basically
for you to understand that money to body
in case you do not find the output in the exact same way
that I have painted. It is absolutely fine. No need to take it
that seriously. We are almost done painting
the entire details. Now let us remove
the masking tape. So by removing the masking tape, you have to take care
of certain things. Tried to remove the masking
tape and an angle so that you do not end up tearing your pressure
has bookmark. Now this is also one of the most satisfying part
completing the entire project. And you can also observe the nice vide model that is created once we remove
the entire masking tape. Now let me remove the last
masking tape as well. And let me take you a
little bit closer to the entire bookmark so
that you can observe the details carefully.
As you can observe. Then die bookmark
is completed with all the elements
that we have used to paint this
particular bookmark which I have named
as the palace. I hope that you enjoyed painting this
particular bookmark. Now, let us move
towards the next part.
6. Bookmark 2 - The Castle: Hey everybody, you're
most welcome to the second bookmark,
which is the castle. So as you can observe
that I'm ready with my entire watercolor paper, with the masking tape. I'll be using my quill
brush upsides for, and we'll be applying
a thin coat of water on the entire
watercolor paper. While applying a
thin coat of water, just make sure that
there isn't any space left between the masking tape
and the watercolor paper, and there are no water
lumps in-between. The reason behind applying a
thin coat of water initially is so that when we apply the sap green color
for the background, it can spread in a very
natural and abstract away. And this technique is basically known as a wet on wet technique. You're going to observe
my color palette. I have used the same
quill brush of size four, and I have added some water
to loosen the cholera. And you can observe that
I'm using the tip of my brush and applying it in a very random and natural way. Also, no need to hurry at all. Just try to apply your quill brush and this
random natural way only. And you can also leave
some white spaces between the masking tape
and the watercolor paper. It will look very
nice when we remove the masking tape and it will create a nice
abstract background. Now will be taking some darker
tones of sap green color. So just try to have less amount
of water and more color. Use the tip of the
brush and apply it in a very random and
natural way onto the watercolor paper and it
will spread automatically. You can already observed the
entire abstract background. Now I'll be using my
quill brush of size zero. Take some amount of water in your color palette and mix
it well with the color. And just simply tap your
finger on the brush and splatter this color on
the entire background. So you can see some
beautiful platter effect on the entire background. Now, let the entire
background dry up completely. Now we'll be using our
quill brush of size zero. And I'll be taking
some solid black color from the color palette,
as you can observe. Now we are going to paint
a beautiful castle. As you can observe that
I'm going to use the tip of my brush to paint from
the top most portion. We're going to create two
beautiful vertical lines using the tip of the brush. Now let me add a nice
horizontal line connecting both the vertical lines and just add these two slopes
on either sides. This is basically
acting as the outline. And once we are done
with the outline, we're willing to fill in
solid black color inside. As you can see, I've painted
the entire roof structure. Let me tell you something
about a sell out loud is basically a dark form of any building or object
where the light is falling at its minimum stage. And that is how a cell outlooks. Basically. It is completely
black generally, and we can add certain
details in it. So for this particular
Castle, as you can observe, I am just trying to create
the outline initially. We are doing it directly by using the detailing brush only, which is basically
a quill brush. In case you do not
have a quill brush, you can definitely
use a round brush as when I'm adding two
level structures. One on the left-hand portion, creating a triangular roof, and another a little
bit higher than that on the right-hand side, creating a triangular roof again and a vertical
simple line. So no need to hurry, painted in a very slow and steady way. So since we are done with
the entire outline portion, now we are going to fill in
solid black color inside. In the same quill
brush size zero, I'm trying to have
nice consistency of water and color together. And we are going to fill
in solid black color inside the entire structure. While painting solid
black color inside, make sure that there isn't
any space left between. I'm just trying to move my
brush in a certain direction. You can observe the movement
of my brush carefully. Also in case you find painting the entire sellout directly onto the bookmark. A
little bit difficult. What you can do is that
you can practice it on a rough scrape off
people initially. And then you can come towards
your final class project. I'm just trying to add solid black color on the
side structure as well. And wherever you find painting
a little bit difficult, you can use the
tip of the brush. That is how it is designed. Now slowly, we will be moving
towards the bottom portion, applying the solid black color. Now we're not going
to keep it completely simple and fill in the entire solid black color
till the masking tape line. Now we're going to create
it in a very random and roughly to make it look
a little bit classic. So you can observe
that I'm using the tip of my brush
and I'm just leaving these little strokes and I'm not trying to attach it completely
till the masking tape. I'm just making it look like as if it is
falling drops of water. You can leave the
strokes in a very random and afraid
is absolutely fine. No need to worry in,
and also you don't have to paint it in a similar
way that I have painted. You can also create your own natural and abstract
form as well. Also in case you find painting the entire building structure
directly from the brush, what you can do is you
can use a simple pencil, create the outline, and then you can use the solid
black color on it. So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to take my quill, brush off size zero again, add some water onto the solid black color and
simply tap your finger on the brush and splatter
this beautiful black dots on the
entire bookmark. Now we'll be using
our white pen to create some beautiful details
on the entire structure. So initially, I'll be
using my white pen to add these little details onto
the entire black structure. And then on those stalks that we are going to
apply from the white pen, we're going to apply
solid white color. Now the simple
reason behind it is because the color would be
more vibrant than the vitamin. But the white pen will give you an exact idea where we are
going to apply details. You can simply observe the way I'm using my white pen to create these vertical and
horizontal lines defining the entire
building structure. And we are going to add these little rectangular
shapes filling some solid white color in it
to add these little details. Now, I'll be just drawing little windows on the
entire cost structure. I'll be adding these little
rectangular details again. And you can just observe the
movement of my white pen. Also in case you find
difficult painting or drawing this particular details directly to the final bookmark. Want you can do is
you can practice this particular thing on a rough scrap of
paper initially, and then you can come
towards your final painting. We also have a nice
practice session for the entire class where I have taught all the
elements in detail, how you have to paint them. However, you have to add
these little details. It will help you a lot. Before coming towards
your final class project. You can observe that I have
drawn some beautiful windows. Some are bigger in size
and some are smaller. Now, I'll be using my quill
brush upside zero again. And we have taken some
solid white color in the color palette
as you can observe. So by using this
particular quilt brush, we're just going to move
it in a random way. Only need to follow the exact lines that we have
drawn with the white pen. You can create the strokes in
a very natural way as well. Also since it is an
abstract painting. So no need to complete
the entire strokes. You can leave the
stalks in between. You can have some
nice organic shapes. You can create some little
strokes in between as well. So just simply follow
the line that we have drawn with the white pen. And I'm using the tip of the brush so that we can
have nice thin strokes. You can also add the details as you can observe right now, I'm just pointing the tip of my brush and just
adding the details. We can also define the walls of the entire castle
using the quill brush. Now we'll be painting the entire window with
solid white color. And you can observe
that it creates a nice contrast with the
entire black background. No need to hurry at all. Tried to paint it in a
very slow and steady way. Also, no need to worry
about the perfection. It's an abstract painting. No need to take it
that seriously. Had these little horizontal
and vertical lines paint these small windows using
the tip of your brush. In case there is any
particular detail left, that is also absolutely fine. You can observe
that we are almost done painting the entire detail. Now let us remove
the masking tape. One then die bookmark is dried. Just try to remove the
masking tape carefully. Tried to remove the masking
tape and an angle so that you do not end up tearing your pressures
and bookmark. Also, you can observe the beautiful white border once you remove the
entire masking tape. And trust me, this is the
most satisfying part. After completing the
entire class project. We are done removing the masking tape and you can
observe the entire bookmark. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe
the details carefully. You can observe that
we have painted all the elements from
the abstract background, creating a beautiful
cell out of the castle, adding minute details
using solid white color. I hope that you enjoyed painting this
particular bookmark. Now let us move
towards the next part.
7. Bookmark 3 - The Fort: Hey everybody. Now, let us start with
the third bookmark, which is the fourth. I'm ready with my
watercolor paper. With this idea, I'll be
applying a thin coat of water using my
size four brush. So just simply take some water and apply a nice coat of water on the entire watercolor
paper and make sure that there are no water lumps
in-between tried to apply, or even coat of water. Also makes sure that
there is no space left between the masking tape
and the watercolor paper. Now, I'll be taking my
theme of size four will be adding some amount of water into the sap green color
in the color palette. To loosen the color
up. Now simply just apply the color onto
the watercolor paper. I'm just using the tip and
the surface of the brush. And you just have
to move your brush and this random directions. You can also leave
some white space in-between the masking tape
and the watercolor paper. To make the background look even more abstract and elegant. I'll be taking some darker
values of sap green tried to have less amount
of water and more color, and simply use the
tip of the brush and tap it on the
watercolor paper randomly. So you can already see some
darker tones of sap green. And this is how we are creating a nice natural
abstract background. The reason behind applying a thin coat of
water initially is so that your color can spread in a very nice and natural way. This is basically known as
a wet on wet technique. I'll be using my
size zero brush. I have taken some sap
green with water in it. And simply tap your
finger on the brush and splatter some color
onto the watercolor paper. So by doing this, it makes the background look
even more attractive. Now will be taking solid
black color and we're going to start painting
the entire quote. So I'm using the tip of
my brush of size zero and I have simply drawn a vertical line on
the top portion. Now let us make a nice dome, which is very small in size. So simple, semi-circular
structure. The outline is drawn for us and then I'm filling in
the solid black color. Now, in case you find painting the floor directly to the watercolor paper a
little bit difficult. What you can do is you
can paint it on a rap, scrape off paper initially, and then you can come
towards your final bookmark. You can observe the strokes
of the detailing brush. Basically. Where do
we have to move it in vertical direction and
horizontal direction together? Just try to use the tip to
paint in the difficult areas. Also where we are applying
solid black color, make sure that there is
no space left in-between. Now I'm also going to have one more element of the building structure
on the left-hand side. So similarly, the one we have
painted on the right side, the dome, you have to
paint it in the same way. So as you can observe, I'm
trying to paint the outline initially and then
you can fill in the solid black color inside. That does create some more
building elements as well. Now, let me tell
you one more thing. That creating a nice
sell-out is not at all mandatory that you have to paint it in the same
way I have painted. You can create your own
building structures as well. Now slowly we are going to move towards the bottom portion and we are going to fill in the solid black
color only inside. As I move towards
the bottom part, I'm simply making these
vertical directions and you have to make it
in a very random way. So we are just making it look as if it is falling
drops of water. You can create these
little strokes and created in a very random
and abstract way. No need to fill in
solid black color entirely till the masking tape. Now let me add a little bit more buildings structure
on the left-hand side, as you can see, I'm just trying to paint
it in a very random. The only there isn't any
specific method in case you find it difficult painting directly the entire building structure. You can use a pencil and write first and then fill in
the solid black color. So I have taken my quill
brush off by zero, and I have taken some
solid black color and splatter some
black color as well. To create a nice
abstract background, you just have to
simply tap your finger onto the brush to create
this particular effect. Now let us use a
white pen to draw some beautiful details onto the entire building structure. I'm just trying to draw
the little details. You can add some
small windows and some minute details to
the entire structure. Now using a white pen
will give us an idea where we have to apply
solid white color as well. We can add these little
details on the dome as well. Also need to worry
at all in case you find adding these details
a little bit difficult, you can definitely practice them on adapt scrap of
paper initially. And then you can come
towards your final painting. I'm adding these little windows, certain minute
rectangular details. And also you can fill in solid white color inside
using the same white pen. They will make it
a little bit more vibrant by adding
white color as well. But the white pen will give you a basic idea that you
have to add details. Now let us add some more
windows on the bottom portion. Now it is not at all
necessary or compulsory to add the details in the
same way I have added, you can create your
own details as well. Just make sure that it looks
a little bit aesthetic and in a good combination with the entire
building structure. Now, I'll be using my
quill brush of size zero. I have taken some solid white
color in my color palette. And there'll be just enhancing the details that we have
drawn with white pen. This is not at all difficult. You just have to use the tip of the detailing brush to create some beautiful
thin strokes. Just follow the
line where we have drawn using the white pen. And you can also fill in solid white color
inside the windows. You can now observe very carefully that the
white color is even more saturated and vibrant
on the black background. That's why we are using
solid white color. Now similarly, I'll be adding the details on the
left-hand side as well. Also, let me tell
you one more thing that no need to take it that seriously and try to create
the exact perfect strokes. This is an abstract painting so you can just
leave the stroke, make em perfect strokes
and leave it in-between, create it in a very random way. Tried to make these little
strokes in between. And you can experiment
in your own way as well. We're done with the
entire book mark. Now let us remove
the masking tape, one of the most favorite part. So just try to remove the
masking tape and an angle so that you do not end up tearing your beautiful bookmark. You can already absorbed
the beautiful details and the amazing white border that we get after removing
the masking tape. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe
the details carefully. And you can see
the randomness of the entire bookmark and
the vibrance as well. I hope that you enjoyed painting this
particular bookmark. Now let us move
towards the next part.
8. Bookmark 4 - The Dome Fort: Hey everybody, welcome
to the Ford bookmark, which is the dome port. As you can see, I'm ready with my watercolor paper
with this ID. Now, I'll be using my quill
brush of size four to apply a nice thin coat of water onto the watercolor paper. No need to hurry at all. Just try to apply
or even coat of water on the entire
watercolor paper, make sure that there are
no water lumps in between. Also, make sure that there
isn't any space left in between the watercolor
paper and the masking tape. Now we'll be adding some
color to the color palette. You can observe that I have some sap green in
my color palette. Just add some water to
loosen the cholera. I do take a nice
saturated color into your brush and simply apply it randomly onto
the watercolor paper. And you can already observe how the color is
spreading naturally. So this is basically
known as a wet on wet technique where we apply a thin coat of water initially and then we apply
some color to it. You can use the tip of
the brush to create some nice random
textured effect. Alt, you can leave some space in-between the masking tape and the watercolor paper that will give us a nice
abstract background. Now let us take some
saturated color, tried to have less
amount of water and more color this time
onto the brush. And just simply use the tip and tap it on the watercolor
paper randomly. No need to worry at all and
no need to hurry as well. Just take your time and paint it in a very slow
and steady manner. Now I'll be taking my
quill brush of size zero, take some sap green with
some amount of water, and simply tap your finger onto the brush and splatter
some color randomly. So you can already observe the splatter effect on the
entire watercolor paper. Now, let the background
dry completely. Now, I'll be taking my
brush size zero again, and we'll be painting
the dome forward. So I'm starting from
the top portion drawing a simple vertical line. So you just have to take some solid black color
in your color palette, add some amount of water
to loosen the cholera. Take a nice saturated
amount of the color. Now let us paint
a beautiful dome just below the vertical line. I'll be using the
tip of my brush only and I'll be just drawing
the outline initially. And then we'll be filling
in the solid black color. So no need to hurry. Before painting the bigger dome, I have just simply drawn
a semicircular shape just below the vertical line that
we have drawn initially. And I'm just creating a little bit of building
structure, just about dbVar. Do. I have now used the tip of my brush and created
a nice big dome. And it is basically the
outline gives you find painting the entire
dome structure directly from the brush
a little bit difficult. What you can do is you can draw the entire structure using pencil first and then you can fill in solid black
color inside. So now you can observe that I'm using my same brush to add the entire structure
as solid black and make sure that there isn't
any space left in-between. Now I'm just moving it in
a horizontal direction. You can also observe the
movement of the brush that will help you to develop
your hand skills as well. Also, while painting, no
need to hurry at all and just paint it in a very
slow and steady manner. And since it's a sellout which
is solid black in color, you can definitely add
some more details and make your mistakes even
more better by adding some more black
color from the outer area. Now, let us paint the walls. So I've simply drawn
two vertical lines on either sides using the
tip of my brush only. And I'll be simply adding
solid black color inside. You can observe the
movement of my brush. I'm just making
vertical directions and moving towards the
bottom part slowly. Now at the bottom portion where
we have the masking tape, no need to fill it with solid
black color completely. We are going to give
it abstract button so it looks as if
it is Fallingwater. Just try to make these
little strokes and randomly. Also in case you find
that you have not painted it in exact similar
way I have painted. It is absolutely fine. You can create your own
building structures as well. You can add your own details. You can play with
this structure. You can create your own
abstract background as well. Let me add some more
building elements on the left-hand side as well. I've simply drawn a
triangular roof structure and I'll be adding the walls
on the bottom portion. Now similarly, I'll be adding solid black color
inside as well. Let us add some more structure on the right hand side as well, but a little bit lower
and smaller in size. This is how you have to play
with the entire structure. You can create your own
structures as well. And in case you find painting it difficult directly
from the brush. You can draw it with pencil or using a sketch pen initially. You can add these little
strokes to make it look a little bit more
classic and abstract. We are done with the
entire building structure. And now let us
splatter some color. So use your quill
brush of size zero and at some amount of
water to the black color. And simply tap your finger and splatter the color on
the entire bookmark. You can see the dot
effect and this will look a little bit
more classic and abstract. And I will be using
a white pen to add the details on
the entire structure. You can add the
details according to your convenience as well. I'm just trying to add
some minute details using the white pen. To make the bookmark look a
little bit more attractive. You can add these little
details to the bigger dome. And you can observe how
beautiful the contrast is in-between the solid black color and the light pen
that we are using. So the white band will give us an exact idea where we have
to apply solid white color. The white pen is not
that much saturated, but you can definitely
use it to get an idea that you have
to add the details. And you can apply
these little strokes to define the entire
building structure. By adding these little
vertical and horizontal lines we are trying to define the
entire building structure. Let us add some nice doors and windows to the
entire dome as well. I'm trying to have a
triangulated structure on the upper portion and
then I'll be filling it with applying the white pen strokes
and vertical directions. You can add little
windows as well. Now, let us add few
more windows just beside the bigger DO
that we have drawn. And you can fill in
solid white strokes by adding the vertical lines. We are almost done drawing
the entire details. Now, let us enhance it by
adding some solid white color. I'll be using my quill
brush off size zero only add some amount of water
into your color palette. Losing the cholera. Why we are adding white color is because it will be more
saturated and vibrant. Also, it will create a better contrast with the
background black color. You just have to
follow the white line that you have drawn using
your detailing pen. Now one thing that you
have to make sure is that this is not about
creating perfection. This is an abstract paintings, so no need to create, complete and define the strokes. You can leave some
spaces in between. You can. Gmos are
downstrokes in-between. You can add randomly, you can have breaks in between. And you have to
apply the strokes in a very random and natural way. So don't worry about perfection. Use the tip of your
detailing brush to create these little
thin strokes. And now I'll be adding the minute rectangular
details as well. You can see that the white
color mix the entire details a little bit more enhanced. Now let us enhance
the walls as well. So you can also create
double strokes to enhance the entire
building structure. And you can also fill in solid white color inside
the doors and windows. You can see how I'm
using the tip of my day dealing brush to paint
in the difficult areas. Also let us paint some
solid white color inside the windows as well. We are almost done adding some details to the
entire structure. We have some nice
buildings structure on the left and right
portion as well. You can enhance the
details there as well. We are done with the
entire book mark now, let us remove the masking tape. Tried to remove the masking
tape and an angle so that you do not end up tearing
your brushes bookmark. Make sure that you remove the
masking tape and an angle. You can already observe
a beautiful white border that we get after removing
the masking tape. And trust me, this is the
most satisfying part. After completing the
entire bookmark. We are ready with
the entire bookmark. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe
the details carefully. So you can see how classic
and abstract it looks. It is not about perfection, it is creating beautiful
random structure only. I hope that you enjoyed painting this
particular bookmark. Now let us move
towards the next part.
9. Bookmark 5 - Japanese Fort: Hey everybody, welcome
to the last bookmark, which is a Japanese vote. So as you can already observe, I'm ready with my
watercolor paper. I'm using my quill
brush size board to apply a thin coat of water initially to the
watercolor paper. Make sure that you apply an even coat of water to the
entire watercolor paper. Also made sure that there are
no water lumps and between we are applying a thin coat
of water initially so that the colors spreads in a very
abstract and natural way. I've taken some
amount of water in my color palette to loosen
the sap green color. And you can observe
I'm using the tip of my brush to spread the color naturally onto the
watercolor paper. You can already observe how beautifully the
color is spreading. You can leave some space
in between as well. You can leave some
whitespace in-between. To create a nice
abstract background. You can take some solid color, having less amount of water in your brush, which is saturated, and use the tip of
your brush to drop some darker tone of the color to create a
beautiful abstract background. Now, I'll be using my
quill brush size zero, taking some sap green color, and simply tap your
finger onto the brush to create some nice
splatter effect. So this will just simply add some nice dots to the
entire abstract background. Only to Harriet all do it in a very careful and slow method. Now we will let the
entire background dry and I'll be taking some solid black color and
my color palette. Use the quill brush
of size zero. And we are going to paint
the entire sellout. Starting from the top portion. I'll be using the
tip of my brush and I'll be simply
two vertical lines. You can observe that
I've used the tip of my brush to paint
these little strokes. Now simply will be just making it a little bit thicker
on the bottom portion. So this is basically acting as two towers on the top portion. Now, let us start with the
entire building structure. I'm just drawing a
simple horizontal line, which is acting as a roof. And we'll be creating
the outline first, and then we'll be adding
solid black color inside. I'm dying to have
to sloping roof on either sides and connected
with 1 mol horizontal line. Now simply we will be
adding solid black color inside and make sure that there is no space
left in between. You can observe the
movement of my branch. So we are done with the
entire roof structure. You can always add
my new details and clear the entire structure
by adding black color. Also in case you're not that much confident enough to paint the entire linked structure directly with your
painting brush. You can do is use
a simple pencil. Create the outline first, and then you can fill in
solid black color inside. I have painted the entire
wall structure as well. And you can observe the
movement of my brush. Now we're going to
create the similar drove on the bottom portion as well. Just adding a simple
horizontal line and creating sloping
roof on either sides. So this is again
creating the outline first and then coming
towards the inner portion. Now you can see we have
just simply filling solid black color inside to
complete the entire cell out. Now we have the entire
building structure on the bottom portion. We simply adding vertical
lines on either side. And you can observe the
movement of my brush. I'm using the tip to
have this thin stroke. And then you have to fill in
solid black color inside. No need to hurry at all. Do it in a very slow
and steady way. Make sure that there is
no space left in-between. Now on the bottom portion where
we have the masking tape, we are not going to fill in
solid black color completely. They are going to create
a nice abstract effect. We're going to make it look
as if it is kind of falling. Water drops. Just simply leave the strokes
in-between and try to create this particular
abstract effect. Let us add some
buildings structure on either sides as when
trying to create a rectangular roof and just adding the walls on
the side motion. Similarly leaving the
strokes in-between. So no need to complete it by
adding solid black color. Now similarly, I'll be adding the sloping roof on the
right-hand portion as well. Now I'll be creating the
walls for this as well. We are done with the
entire building structure. In case you find any
space left in-between, you can add some solid
black color there. Now I'll be using the
same detailing brush of size zero and just simply tap your finger onto the brush to add
some splatter effect. Add some amount of water in case the drops
are not falling. And you can see how beautiful
this latter effect looks. We're done painting the
entire building structure. Now let us add some
minute details using a simple white pen. To enhance the entire
building structure. I'm going to add some
minute details by adding some strokes to the anti-black structure
as you can observe. And using a white pen, we can get the
exact idea where we have to apply solid
white color as well. So you can see, I'm
just trying to draw these little rectangular
details just below the roof. I've drawn some lines on
the entire roof as well. No need to worry about the
perfection you can create. These random rough lines. It is absolutely fine if the strokes are
broken in-between. Now, just like the above row, will be adding the
minute details on the second roof as well. And we can also define the walls by adding these little
horizontal and vertical lines. No need to hurry at all. Draw it in a very
careful and steady way. Also in case you're not
that much confident enough to add the details
directly to the bookmark. You can definitely
practice them on a raft, scrape off people initially. Then you can come towards
the final bookmark. And you can observe
that I have drawn these little windows
and the set of three, few on the above ocean
and few on the bottom. But let us add some more windows on the left-hand side
building structure as well. So this is how we have added
details using a white pen. And this will give
you an exact idea where you want to
add the details. Now I'll be using my
quill brush of size zero, and it will be taking some
solid white color from the color palette to
lose on the calendar, you can add some
amount of water. Now we'll be using the tip
of the detailing brush and adding these similar
strokes that week, drawn using white pen. And let me tell you
one more thing. No need to worry
about perfection. This is an abstract painting, so you can just create
random rough strokes. Also, there can be
breaks in between. And you can make sure
that you use the tip of your brush to paint in the difficult areas
or the smaller parts. And to create these
particular thin strokes, we are also adding
solid white color inside the windows so that the windows can get
a good contrast with the black background. Now similarly, the strokes that we applied
on the upper row, we're just repeating it on
the bottom roof as well. And I'm adding the details
on the rectangular part. There'll be defining the walls. And I'm just adding solid white
color inside the Windows, leaving some smallest strokes in between and trying to
have some imperfection. We are almost done adding the complete details to
the entire bookmarks. You can observe the details
and painted carefully. Also, it does not at
all compulsory to paint it in the same
way I have painted. You can create your own
details and fill out as well. We are done with
the entire bookmark and let us remove
the masking tape. So try to remove the masking
tape and an angle so that you do not end up tearing
your pressures bookmark. This is one of the
most satisfying part. Also you can observe the beautiful white
border that we get after removing
the masking tape. And you can observe it on all the four sides of our
last bookmark is ready. Let me take you a
little bit closer so that you can observe
the details carefully. I hope that you enjoyed painting this particular
bookmark as well. I also hope that you
got to learn something new and creative from
this particular class.
10. Class Conclusion: When it comes to creativity, there is a lot that you can
explore using watercolors. As an artist, I always
suggest my students to explore as much as they
can and create new things. Also, never to be afraid
of making any mistakes. Also, it is very important to
maintain an art journal or the practice book
in which you can always keep a record
of your artwork. I'll be really excited to see all of your
class projects into the project gallery
in case you have any doubts or questions
related to the class, feel free to ask them in
the discussion forum. You can definitely explore
and create your own designs. Because when let me know your reviews for
the entire class, keep practicing happy painting and thank you so much
for joining the class.
Rutvik Patel, Artist and Instructor
