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- Herausgeber: Batsford
- Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023
A fun and accessible guide to painting flowers in watercolour with step-by-step exercises. World-renowned artist Trevor Waugh reveals the secrets of painting flowers in watercolour in this fun, easy-to-follow book. Focusing on the techniques that matter the most, you'll be able to start producing better flower paintings in the space of an afternoon. The book includes expert guidance on all aspects of flower painting in watercolour, including the basic shapes and how to combine them, how to design the perfect composition and how to create subtle and evocative effects. The author shares tips on how to use colour to create realistic-looking flowers and foliage, his go-to basic palette and details on how to create beautiful, nuanced colour mixes. There is also a section on how to achieve real artistry in your work, using hard and soft edges, clever observation and different angles to perfect your work. Armed with this beautiful book, packed with breathtaking inspirational paintings and a selection of helpful step-by-step demonstration sequences, you'll become an expert flower painting in no time at all.
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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Flower Shapes
Chapter 3 Painting by Design
Chapter 4 Colour and Tone
Chapter 5 Keeping it Simple
Chapter 6 Foliage and Backgrounds
Chapter 7 Achieving Artistry
Chapter 8 Putting it All Together
Index
Introduction
It seems to me that watercolour and the subject of flowers in a painting were always meant for one another; the translucency and clarity of this medium reveal some of nature’s brightest and most colourful jewels in a way that is hard to match. However, the mercurial nature of watercolour and the way it behaves can sometimes lead to difficulties, so read this little book thoroughly because it contains ways to avoid these as well as instructions for more creative results. I hope it will lead you on to the next step in your watercolour flower painting.
Daisy Days
The white of the paper has been used here to capture the daisies, throwing them into relief from the surrounding darker tones of the flowers and foliage.
Egyptian Irises
This is an example of direct painting from the pages of my sketchbook.
Materials and equipment
A lot can be achieved with very little in watercolour, so avoid cluttering yourself up with too many materials – the essentials are all that is required. Always buy artist-quality products, since cheaper materials give inferior results and aren’t as pleasurable to use. A little drop of artists’ colour goes a long way, as the paints are more concentrated and don’t contain any extenders, giving them a purer and more luminous look. As well as paints, brushes and paper, you will also need a soft cloth for mopping up and, of course, a large container of water.
Paints
To start with, have at least two sets of primary colours – red, blue and yellow – in your kit. Expand your colours as you go along and add another set of primaries as your confidence grows. For primaries I suggest any or all of the following. Reds: Permanent Rose, Vermilion and Alizarin Crimson. Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue and Cerulean Blue. Yellows: Raw Sienna, Lemon Yellow and Indian Yellow.
Brushes
It’s best to use soft animal-hair brushes, as synthetic ones can damage the paper surface. A round sable mop, No. 12, would be an excellent first purchase. When you’re really in the swing of things you may want to add another brush to your painting kit, for example a larger oval mop or a hake.
Paper
Always use 100% cotton rag paper. There are three main types: Rough, a heavy-toothed surface; Hot Pressed, or HP, a smooth, non-toothed surface; and Not, or Cold Pressed, a medium-toothed surface. I recommend Not paper at a weight of 300gsm (140lb).
Laying washes
Let’s get started by trying some simple washes with red, yellow and blue. Mix up some red (here I used Permanent Rose), using water and colour in equal parts to make a wash. Make sure you have enough colour to cover the size of your shape. Using your large wash brush and keeping the paint on the paper liquid, like a puddle, move outwards from the centre to form a simple flower shape. Once the shape has been formed and begins to dry, avoid working into it.
Indian Yellow
Try to make the wash as flat as possible.
Ultramarine Blue
Keep plenty of liquid on the paper.
Permanent Rose
Push the wash out from the centre to form the shape.
Variegated washes
Washes where the colours merge into one another are termed variegated washes. This practice is essential in watercolour flower painting and leads to subtle colours. For best results, allow the colours to merge naturally on the paper. Control the flow of paint with your brush and avoid overworking.
A variegated wash of indeterminate shapes, using Vermilion, Indian Yellow and Cobalt Blue.
Start in the centre with Vermilion and work outwards with the other colours, Cobalt Blue and Indian Yellow.
Work quickly and try to form recognizable shapes.
Merging colours
Allow your colours to merge naturally on the paper again, this time without using the brush. To encourage this type of merge, tilt the paper this way and that to increase the flow of paint. When you have finished, lay your paper flat and let the wash dry. This method is particularly useful for establishing paler blooms.
Wet the centre of the wash first and then work the colours outwards in a circular motion with the brush.
Put the colours on the paper and let them touch using a big wash brush. Tilt the paper to increase the flow from one colour to another.
Stage 1 Lay pale washes of Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue and Indian Yellow individually on the paper and allow them to merge. Allow the wash to dry.
Stage 2 Using slightly darker washes of the same colours, apply to the centre areas of the flowers first. Work outwards to establish the petals and background, each time allowing the colours to blend on the paper.
