Detailed painting demonstration... PageNo1
Good tip! To save some scrolling go up to the top, Click VIEW, then in the drop down menu Click FULL SCREEN, another way is to press the F11 key, to return press key F11 again or Click the RESTORE icon in the top right corner of the screen. "Internet Explorer only"Materials used: French Ultramarine, Light Red, Naples Yellow, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue and Cadmium Yellow. The Watercolour paper is Schut Noblesse 140lb not surface. The paper size is 14x10 inches and it has been stretched onto a ply board.
I have painted this picture for a couple of reasons first is because it is so remote and yet not five miles from the nearest town, it is a fantastic part of Mid Wales that my wife and I love very much. It is a place that lends itself to the artist very much.
First of all I apply some masking fluid to the sketch that I will leave until the painting is finished, this will leave selected areas of the painting pure white. Then I wet the whole sheet of paper and as the water settles in I drop weak mixtures of Naples Yellow and Cobalt Blue into the center and gently work the colour away to the sides of the sketch adding a little Light Red to the blue. This is the point where I say the kettle needs boiling because to go on could start to make 'muddy' colours, my wife says any excuse will do! but the paper needs to be left to dry now or the pigment of the paint will start to go muddy. Dirty tide marks can also form which I hate because they look awful.