Watercolour for Beginners: Session Nine
We are nearly at the end of our time together but I am excited to share this penultimate project with you as I think you are going to fall in love with Riley.
What you will learn this session:
Preparing your drawing
What needs careful consideration with an animal portrait
Masking Fluid for whiskers and highlights
Techniques for successful masking fluid application
Soft background to enhance the subject
Sketching pen techniques
Creating fur textures
Making your animal come to life
The equipment you will need in addition to previous sessions:
(Please note that this was filmed in 2021 and I have possibly altered the equipment I now use due to manufacture and availability. My online shop on this website has the most up to date versions of what I now recommend)
The tutorial:
Timings within the video when Ali discusses particular aspects of the exercises:
1:22 - Introduction to the materials
4:35 - Introduction to the subject
6:45 - Preparing your drawing
15:20 - Adding to the drawing
27:36 - Masking Out
32:01 - Using sketching pens
49:30 - Adding Colour
1:13:01 - Removing the masking fluid
1:14:25 - Adding pen
1:19:06 - Adding shadows
Homework:
By no means compulsory, homework is only suggested to allow each participant the opportunity to expand on what they have learnt in this session:
Repeat this exercise as often as you like and make it your own by changing the colours or altering the composition. Make mistakes, write notes, photograph what you have done so you can compare it on a device - whatever it takes for you to understand how the paints, brushes and paper react with each other.
