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Capturing brilliant whites « Creating a floral landscape
Mixing luminous colors « Setting up a still life
WITH BARBARA FUDURICH, JOAN HANSEN,CAROLINE LINSCOTT, AND GERI MEDWAY ebb cla lS al Sh JUS
@maxdraw_book Florals & Botanicals
The natural splendor of flowers and botanicals makes them irresistible subjects for artistic
expression—and watercolor isthe perfect medium for painting a delightful range of floral shapes, colors
and textures, Watercolor can be applied opaquely or translucently, and you can layer colors to achieve
depths and intensity, You also can create a variety of special effects using simple househotd items, such as
salt sponges, and tssues, In this book, you will learn about the anatomy of flosrer and its basic shapes,
how to set up attractive floral arrangements, and how to use form, value, and color to render amazingly
lifelike lowers. You ako will discover the exciting properties of watercolor and learn how to paint an
array of flowers—from delicate orchids to bold birds of paradise—that wil inspire you to capture your
own floral scenes!
CONTENTS
Purchasing Tools and Mater ceoesseuied Ming Luminous Color 1s
Beginning withthe Bases eeescieeecieeed Capturing Bella Whites 0
Mastering Basic Techniques cesscssese laying with Light and Shadow 22
Developing Form. ° 8 Creating a Floral Landscape 4
Composing a Pleasing Design... 10 Zooming inon Your Subject. 26
Seting Up aSUILifes.c..cssseestsatiensvensonsonr HE Fossingon Formats ..5cs.s sss sssessesseneenes ae 38
Using Multiple References, 1M Depicting Botanical Sene 30 Pureharing Tools and Materialr
WIRE THE AMAZING SELECTION of pains, brushes, payers, and other mails available
‘every visit to the at supply store isan adventure All of excitement and posses. stead
‘of plcking out ane of everthing. sefer to Une sygyested supply ist in the bax at ight. You
‘can purchase a limited umber of sopplies, bot always invest tn the best you ean afford. Vent
“always can buy aional materials as you develop your sills and personal painting site. I
[Youd lke to ears more about watercolor tool and materias,reler to Warerenlor & aerytic
Patti Materials by Wallan F. Powell in Waker Baser's Ari's Ubeary sens,
Buying Paints
‘Watercolor paints are avallable in tubes, pans and cakes. Mos artists choose tube watercolors
‘because they ae area mois, which makes therm easy to 8s, and ey aller you ko secze
‘oul ange amount of color quickly and easly. Pan and cake pains, however are small and
light, hich makes shem eoovenient for travel. Whichever type you choose, be sure w select
amticgride paints, Studentgeade paints are mixed with mire Rllrs and adeiives, which
decrease the intensity oF the colors—and your painting. Anistgrade palots are made with
purer piamens, so the colors are truer and richer
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Choosing Colors
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fextensve: lo theory. all an art really needs
Sethe thre primaries: re yellow an ve,
Tot in practice, i's more convenient and
Ppt to select & sal ay af colors. en,
‘with minional eto Hinde palette, like the
‘one shown above Fight, poe able to enix
just about any color you may need
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Looking at Brushes
Watercolor brushes are categemzed by size,
shape. and hair type. Brush size is indicated
feither in inches r by a number, but the
oumbering: system vanes among the di
ferent brands. For example, although 3 #2
fbeish is sly very smal the fengil and
‘wih of the fsies may cer slightly rom
‘manatee to mumfactarer In this bok,
Dashes are referred 10 as stall, medi
ff large, so choose the sizes thar ht your
subjects: Hush shapes determine the (ype
ff steokes you create—rounds sill pled &
narrower line than fats wail sit sypes are
either natural ur spntheties oth will do the
job, bur mutual hairs generally cost more
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Simplifying Supports
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Picking a Palette
‘Mixing palettesare avalible in gs, ceramic,
pti, and metal, All are easy tr cea, but
{ims tod ceramic palettes are heavier and
rany shapes, bur they’ all coma lodiviual
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Getting to Know Your “Extras”
‘You'l also want to assenible afew extra supplics, A sketchpad, pencl, and eraser are reat
‘oe making quick sketches of your subject on locaton and blocking in compositions. ' aso
helpfil to have an etsel or drawing board witha smooth surface that canbe tlked or adjusted,
A toothbrish. salt, plastic wrip, sponges, anc tises ane ale) good for cresting a varity
fof special elects, -Arusts tape oF masking uid Griskery is useful for savings
the white of the paper, whereas a craft koife can he used « retsieve whites oF
light values. Keep 1 spray” bottle or mister armund to moisten your paint of your
paper, and use a hale deer to speed up the drying time. For convenient clean
fap, keep rags of paper towels on hand, alongwith ar cra container of water for sins
Expanding Your
Color Palette
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She en Ooo Beginning with the Basie
with Joan Hansen
EAGINE WATKING down a garden path ad gazing at a mas of
baliant color and seaiight glistening on beaut fowers i bloom.
AAs the fragrance fills the at. you wonder how you can make this
moment last forever. By painting a Nora image i watercolor? Once
‘you've leamed to see the basic shapes oF 4 lower, youll be uble 10
‘eae andl paint any Mower you tise
Focusing on Shapes
Every flower, laf, and stem can be broken gown ints a few basic
‘Shapes: circles, rectangles, squares, anal inangles. To draw any
Flowers shape. 1 simply draw the petaly outlines within those hasic
‘shapes, as Tid wit tei ular daisy shown eto Ant 1 Ree
‘mind thar all dhe petals alays radiate from the Center ASI pant. 1
‘overap and eueve some of the petals. 50 they dow’ all iaok exactly
the same, These linle ths make my lowers look elke and three
‘mensional as you can see in the examples on the opposite page
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with Joan Hansen
WATERCOLOR IS A PERFECT medium for experimenting with die
fercat painting techniques. You don't nced special tools or additives,
and you can practice on any piece of seratch paper you have on hand!
But the best part is the added personality your paintings will
‘when you have mustered a few simple watercolor techies,
Covering the Basics.
En che examples on these pages, | present deuailed explanations of
afew basic technigues—such as painting onto wet paper, applying
transparent glazes of color, making gradusted washes, and using stem
‘ll As you can see, combined ll these panting meted to ve my
‘orchids and Iuterties painting alittle more interest—and becawse
they're lot of fu to-do? When you ezeate your own paintings, eefer
to the examples here wo eefesh your memory —and freshen up Your
‘watercolor foals,
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‘hepsi orme| Developing Form
with Joan Hansen
walking saw the bellane sualight. The light s so beghe cha at
‘you can see anything. Then, ay your eyes adjust to the Ht, you
‘surmounings na way, sehen | paint in watercolor,
ant ight—the paper—and develop my subject y
“painting ayy” some of uhe ght. And its exciting ta see a lie
thveedimensional form emerge on a Mat, Wwerdimensiona piece of
paper. The way I do that is by developing the forms of frwers using
range of different values of color
Painting the Lights and Darks
Vale is the ten used 1 describe the sélaive lightness dackness
‘ofa color (iaciding black). And its the varaton annong,bghts and
‘darks that creates the iktsio of form. ve aleeady painted ranges
‘of eae in eny Hower sues, bat here I se his arrangement of
‘white alla lies to demonstrate how many dalerent aes you can
see, even in something apparealy colorless. But before you stam
painting, look a the Flowers in the reference photos abv) in terms
‘OF their values, Squint your eyes, and really pay atention to all he
lights ane! darks. Then Tooke athe diferent Fales in the objets i
the coon around you oe i the Mowers in your garden. The mote you
lok, the ate youl sec, and the bette your paintings wil he!
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