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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Introduction

      2:01

    • 2.

      Supplies

      1:39

    • 3.

      Color Choices

      2:33

    • 4.

      Project - Dreamy Tree

      16:54

    • 5.

      Project Wavy Bushes

      13:03

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Painting Skies by using Yellow and Blue colors is a difficult task. We may end up producing Green color most of the time. In this class we are going to see how to blend the Blue and Yellow colors without getting Green. It's an exclusive class about painting Blue and Yellow Skies. I am going to explain to you how to paint two gorgeous landscape paintings with Blue and Yellow Skies. I used a variety of Blue and Yellow colors in this class. I am much excited to share all the details and techniques of painting Yellow Skies with you. Let's start!

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Lalitha Ragavan

Watercolor Artist & Plant Biologist

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Hi! I'm Lalitha Ragavan, a full-time watercolor artist and a Plant Biologist based in Chennai, India. I reside with my husband and two sons in a lively and an energetic city which has a delightful beach called 'Marina', connected with Bay of Bengal. 

I am a self taught artist and magical watercolor is my favorite medium due to it's flexibility, beautiful essence and accidental effects.I conduct workshops on watercolor painting both online and in person.

Basically I am a Plant biologist (Doctorate in Plant Biology) and I love to paint Landscapes mostly. During the start of my art journey I have had initial struggles, like every beginner, to paint even a single perfect picture of small size. But constant efforts and practices helped me to a... See full profile

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1. Introduction: I'm a watercolor artist and an illustrator. You can find teams in the sky, especially during sunrise and sunset, times. That to exclusively in some Matthiessen. I allowed to give Walden a loose guide along the blue and white colors. Painting yellow and blue sky by using watercolors is one of my favorite way of expressing it. I'm painting skies by using yellow and blue colors is a difficult task. We may end up in producing green color. In this class, we are going to see how to blend the blue and yellow colors without getting green. It's an exclusive class about painting blue and yellow skies. I'm going to explain you how to paint two bodies landscape products with the yellow and blue skies. I usually a variety of blue and yellow colors in this class. I'm so excited to share all the details and techniques of painting, Elo and blue skies with the audio, say good about the class. Let's start. 2. Supplies: You need 300 GSM cold press watercolor paper. Make sure that you are using a 100% cotton paper. If you wish, you can use rough paper also in the place of cold press, watercolor paper. You can see the list of colors, what are used for this class. You can download this list from your project section. For using watercolor paper and the colors. You can use your own choice of brand. Here you can see the brushes, what are used for the class. You need fewer round brushes, few plants dishes, an angular brush, brush, brush, and a liner brush. These brushes, you need a palette knife. You can also use an all the ATM card in the place of palette knife. Along with these someplace, you need masking tape, clean water into jars, and some paper towels. 3. Color Choices: The law is an inorganic pigment. Us drink paintings during the period 1700 to 1815. It's one of the oldest synthetic pigment. It has very good tinting strength, properties and chemical stability. You can see I'm switching nipple, say low on the mix of blue and lavender mix. Now I'm going to blend these two colors. I mean the yellow and blue colors. The result, by blending these two colors, you won't get green color. Here. You can see I'm blending the colors and I'm not getting any green. You can use these set of colors when you are painting a blue and blue sky. I new thing. And then this set of colors, I mean, Naples yellow mixed with a little amount of Indian yellow. Ultramarine blue. I'm using ultramarine blue in of what bulk blue and lavender mix. Now, I'm going to blend these two colors. I mean, the yellow and blue colors. You can see the result now, my blending these two colors, I'm not getting any green. You can pick up colors from any of these options. When you are painting blue and yellow skies, you can try to mix little amount of Naples yellow with some other local ozone. So then it can try to blend with blue colors. The color combinations. I'm not getting any green. By mixing yellow and blue colors. You can use these set of colors when you're painting blue and yellow skies. You can also pick up your own choice of colors by blending blue and yellow colors. And you can see whether they are willing to create green or not, so that it can select. 4. Project - Dreamy Tree: I'm waiting the entire paper before adding the colors. I'm going to use Naples yellow and the mix of lavender and go bold blue for painting the sky. Bed wetting the paper. Now I'm adding Naples yellow. You can see how I'm applying the color. I'm using a round brush here and gently applying the color. After applying Naples yellow, I'm going to write the paper. And once again, I'm going to read in the paper before adding another state of hellos. You can see how differently I'm blending the color. After playing Naples yellow, I write the paper. Once again. I'm re-wetting the paper before applying the blue color. I'm going to use the mix of blue and lavender. When you are revising the paper, you should be careful. You should not disturb the previous layer. So you have to gently move weird brush. I'm using a mix of blue and lavender. See how I'm applying the color. I'm using the same round brush for applying the colors. The paper is still wet and I'm gently moving the brush and blending the colors. You can see I'm not hiding the yellow color. After a plane, the mix of both blue and lavender, I'm going to use the mix of indigo and burnt umber. I mixed a little amount of burnt umber with indigo and I'm using it now. You can see how I'm blending the colors with each other. You can follow the same protocol. When you are playing and blending the colors. The paper is still wet so that I keep on adding the colors until I feel satisfied. I am a plain lipid amount of Indian yellow at the bottom portion of this guy. I mean the MDA horizon. Then I'm a plane, little amount of olive green also show the presence of some bushes. I'm applying the colors for the background of the bushes. Later, I'm going to add the foliage. I'm applying little amount of perylene green on the bottom portion of the bushes. I'm using the same round brush for applying the colors. I laid the colors dry completely and then the bottom portion of the paper now, and then applying the same set of yellow and blue colors. You can see I'm applying Naples yellow. And then I'm going to write the paper once again. I'm going to leave it the paper and then going to apply blue colors as we have done for this guy. I'm revisiting the paper before applying the blue colors. You can see how I'm re-wetting the paper without disturbing the previous layer. Now I'm applying the mix of global blue and lavender. And then I'm going to add the mix of indigo and burnt umber. If you wish, you can write a paper after a plain yellow color. Straightaway, you can start to add blue color. The paper is still wet and I keep on adding the colors. I'm using a round brush for our plane, the colors. Now I'm applying the mix of indigo and burnt umber just below the bushes to show the presence of some shadow. However, I'm not hiding that reflection of the ILO Skype on the water. I mean, the highlight on the water. Now I'm a plane little bit of burnt sienna just below the bushes. I can show the presence of some land just below the bushes. I'm also adding little bit of burnt sienna in the water so that I can show you a piece of land in the water. After applying burnt sienna. I'm a plane, a little bit of burnt umber and CPR and the bottom portion of the land. I'm using burnt sienna as the lighter tonal value and burnt umber as the mid tonal value. Whereas CPRs, the darker tonal value for painting the land. You can see the differentiation. Now, I'm using a palette knife. I'm trying to scrap some colors and the bottom portion of the land, I can create. In some interesting, if this is optional, you can also use an ATM card, any flat object in the place of palette knife. When you are following this step, gently remove the colors by scrapping. Don't overdo this step. This step is purely optional. If you wish. You can do scrapping or you can leave the land. Acid is let the paper dry completely. I'm using an angular brush for painting some coconut trees. I mean distinct coconut trees. I'm using the lighter tonal value of indigo for painting these trees. You can follow the same protocol when you are painting these trees, you can see how I'm moving my brush and creating foliage for the coconut tree, it can follow the same statement. If you wish. You can use an angular brush. If you don't have an angular brush, you can use a round brush and try to make these kinds of strokes erase. It can use a small flat brush also in the place of angular brush. I'm not adding too many, please. I'm adding only few trees. If you wish. You can add coconut trees. You can try to paint some bushes, awesome trees in the place of coconut trees. I love to see your creativity in your projects. You can see by using the lighter tonal value of indigo and painting the trees that shows, I mean, that gives the appearance of distant, please. You can use this color when you are painting different trees. I'm using an old brush with a split blisters for painting the bushes. You can see it has some split Bristol. Now I loaded my brush with olive green. I'm painting the background bushes. I split the Bristol styling and then loaded the color. I'm painting the foliage. You can see how I'm moving my brush and creating in the presence of foliage. I mean, the effect of foliage. You can follow the same step when you are painting foliage. If you are not confident about painting this one, you can practice in your paper and then go for your main painting. I'm using olive green as the lighter tonal value. And then I'm going to add foliage by using perylene green. I can add some darker tonal values, also. Going to use Berlin green foliage and the bottom portion of the bushes. If you don't have perylene green, nobody is. You can mix little bit of indigo with the olive green or sap green that you can get some darker tonal value of green. I'm entirely in green. If you wish, you can use olive green and perylene green or you can use, you wouldn't want choice of green on stone. I'm adding foliage until I feel satisfied. Now I'm painting the reflection of the bushes by using same set of colors. I'm following the same method of painting foliage. I mean, what method we followed to paint the bushes? I'm following the same method of painting foliage for the reflection. It also, you can see how I'm moving my brush. I'm painting the foliage. You can follow the same. When you feel satisfied, stop adding foliage. You can proceed to next step. By using a round brush. I'm painting a tree trunk. I'm going to paint a huge tree here. I loaded my brush with burnt sienna. Now. I'm going to use burnt umber, burnt sienna and sepia painting the tree trunk. I make it more darker at the bottom portion. I'm using a round brush here and painting the tree trunk and branches. Now I'm removing little amount of color from the tree trunk so that I can create a highlight. I use the palette knife. You can use any object to remove the color. By using. The liner brush, I'm painting the branches. I'm using the same set of colors. I mean, burnt sienna, burnt umber, and CPR for painting the branches. You can see how I'm moving my brush and creating zigzag branches. You can do the same day. After painting the branches, I'm going to add the foliage. Now. I'm using the same old brush for painting the foliage. The have done for the bushes. Now, I'm using olive green and then I'm going to use Berlin green. You can see how I'm moving my brush and adding foliage on the branches. You can follow the same protocol when you are painting foliage on the tree. If you wish, you can use also for creating some highlights on the branches. I mean, on the foliage of the branches. I'm applying olive green and then I'm going to use Berlin green and then going to add foliage at the bottom portion of the each branch. And adding the foliage until I feel satisfied. If you wish, you can add one more tree also is beautifully. You are choice and creativity. You can paint this kind of three or else you can add some pine trees also. If you wish to know how to paint pine trees, you can check one of my other class, I'm in previous class on how to paint pine trees. I'm playing Berlin green as the darker tonal value. I'm painting the foliage. I'm not a plain Berlin green. Everywhere you can see. I'm playing the darker tonal value or the bottom portion of the branches. Now I'm adding little amount of Indian yellow foliage as highlight to the top portion of the branch. I'm adding the yellow color and the bushes on Sue only at the top portion of the bushes. By using the mix of burnt umber. And I'm painting some small bushes and a small plants. Also, I'm painting the reflection of the same plants. I'm using a liner brush for painting the small plants. You can follow the same protocol. I mean, how to paint the small plants, how I'm doing and moving my brushes. You can follow the same protocol when you are painting small blends. These kind of small plants in my landscapes. Because in nature you can find these kind of small plants everywhere in any landscape. By absolutely in the nature. You can get to know how tiny details and infuse all these details in your paintings. You can make your painting so realistic. If you wish. You can use purple and the burnt umber mix to paint these plants. You can use burnt sienna or burnt amber colors for painting these plants. I'm using a flat brush and gently removing some colors from the reflections that I can create some ripple effects. You can see how I'm moving my brush gently and creating some VB effects, also removing some colors from the reflections. I'm adding few birds to my landscape. I hope it would have enjoyed painting along with me. The first project of this class. Let me know your views. Let's meet in the second project. 5. Project Wavy Bushes: I'm wetting the paper before adding the colors. I'm going to use the mixed of Naples yellow and the Indian yellow. I'm using a round brush for this color. Play, this alone mix. I'm going to write the paper. I'm not adding any other colors. You can see how I'm creating cloud effects. You can follow the same protocol. The paper is still wet and I'm blending the colors gently. If you wish, you can use Naples yellow and the Indian yellow mix. You can use some other LO in the place of Indian yellow after bringing the paper. Now, I'm revisiting the paper. Once again. I'm going to apply ultramarine blue. You can see now I'm a plane, ultramarine blue. I'm not hiding the yellow color. I'm playing ultramarine blue. However, I'm leaving some white space in between. I'm not trying to hide the local. I'm gently blending the color. Now. I'm using the mix of indigo and burnt umber and a half plane here and there. I'm using a round brush for a plane. The colors, you can see how I'm moving my brush and gently blending the colors. The Press still that I keep on adding the colors and try to blend them with each other. If you wish, you can use ultramarine blue or else you can use French ultramarine or some other blue also in the place of ultramarine blue. I'm using some green for painting the distant mountains. I'm using the same round brush. Now playing the colors. I'm applying some dark green. Then I'm willing to add some popular for painting the distant mountain. I'm applying the colors for the mountain, the wet paper. You can see how the colors are diffusing with each other. If you wish, you can use same set of colors for painting the distant mountain. You can use your own choice of colors for painting the distant mountain. By using a palette knife, I'm gently scrapping some colors from the bottom portion of the mountain so that I can create some interesting infant. Don't overdo this step. Also, this step is optional. If you wish. You can do scrapping or you can leave as it is after the upper portion of the paper. Once again, I'm meeting the bottom portion of the paper and are playing same set of colors. I mean, the mix of Naples yellow and Indian yellow. And I'm going to add Ultramarine blue and indigo and burnt umber mixed. You can see after a plane, the mix of Naples, Milan, Indian yellow. I didn't dry the paper straight away. I'm applying the blue colors that way. Also, you can apply the colors. You can see I'm a plane, the mix of indigo and burnt umber at the motor portion of the mountain to show the presence of some dark reflection in the water. I'm using a round brush. What are playing the colors and then blending the colors with each other. I keep on adding the colors and gently blending with each other until I feel satisfied. However, I'm not hiding the yellow color. I mean, the highlight of the Skype or reflection of the sky on the water. By using a flat brush in some burnt sienna to show the presence of the land. After applying burnt sienna, I'm going to apply let me bit of burnt umber and CPR here and now I'm adding some olive green also on the top portion of the land so that later I can paint some bushes. I'm applying burnt amber and sepia and the bottom portion of the land. Also by using olive green, I'm trying to create some grass and Bush effect. I'm splattering sometimes. In droplets of water. And then I'm going to drop some sepia also in the droplet form. When you are doing this step off, It was underwater. I'm leaving some droplets of water on the land so that I can create some blooms. I'm using a tiny brush, I mean small round brush and adding some tiny droplets of water here and I can create some bloom effect. Let the paper dry completely so we can proceed to my liner brush. I'm painting the branches party a big plant. I mean, it's a kind of shut shop is ambit plant. It's not a small plant like cobe. It's a big plant. It's extra. I'm using burnt sienna, burnt umber, and CPR for painting the branches for the shot. I'm going to add foliage by using olive green and perylene green. You can see how I'm adding the branches. You can follow the same method. If you wish. You can add some more branches or else you can reduce the number of branches. Also. I'm using a fan brush for creating the impression of foliage. In the previous project, we used unwarranted brush for painting the foliage. Here, I'm using a fine brush for painting the foliage. See how I'm moving my fan brush and creating the foliage. I'm using olive green now. I'm creating the foliage. And then I'm going to use Berlin green, and then going to use the mix of purple and burnt umber. I'm adding fully each one. The top portion of the shrimp, not at the bottom portion of their strap. You can see how I'm moving my brush. I'm creating the foliage. Also. I'm not hiding the sky. I'm leaving some space in-between the foliage. If you wish, you can use olive green and perylene green for painting the foliage. You can use your own choice of green colors. The beeping the foliage. I keep on adding the foliage. I feel satisfied. Now I'm using the mix of burnt umber and I'm painting some foliage that I can show the presence of some dark or dry foliage by using an old brush. I'm painting some grants. If you wish, you can use an old brush for painting the grass. You can use a filbert greener is, you can use fan brush for painting the grass. I'm using olive green now and then I'm going to use perylene green. I'm then going to use the mix of purple and burnt umber. You can see how I'm moving my brush and create the impression of grass. I'm not painting grass is pretty bad. I'm not hiding the land entirely. I'm using perylene green for painting the grass. And then I'm going to use and burnt umber mixed to show the presence of some dried grasses. Thank you for watching. I hope you would've enjoyed painting along with me. Let me know your views about both projects. Also, I'm very much eager to see your class projects, shatter your class projects and reviews with me. Let's meet in the next class. Happy painting.