Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative
Define the Palette and Prepare the Color
A course by user8970102 surname8970102 , Painter
Joined November 2021
Explore watercolor and monochrome techniques on dark paper to create a stunning wildlife piece in positive and negative
About the video: Define the Palette and Prepare the Color
Overview
“In this lesson I will find the tints and prepare the color for the positive portrait. At this stage, it is essential to do the color tests on paper to verify that it gives the desired effect.”
In this video lesson user8970102 surname8970102 addresses the topic: Define the Palette and Prepare the Color, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative. Explore watercolor and monochrome techniques on dark paper to create a stunning wildlife piece in positive and negative.
Partial transcription of the video
“Define the palette and prepare the color. In this lesson we will begin the coloring of the portrait in positive. We will prepare the color and then we will start painting. Having a small subject, I prefer to prepare all the colors right away. I start from the preparation of the lighter tones, then from the head and part of the body. This first tone is composed from natural umber, a hint of ivory and sepia black. I start with the godets. The cuttlefish is in a tube, so I support it ... on the metal palette. I just take a bit, because it's very intense. I try it on paper. I'd say the tone is ...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
A course by user8970102 surname8970102
Silvia Molinari is a painter who loves portraying the flora and fauna of nature in her art. She began dabbling in watercolors in her youth, shortly before enrolling in the art institute, and has continued to hone her technique ever since.
Throughout her career, she has displayed her work in both individual and group exhibits, including the Emilia Romagna section of the Venice Biennale, the Affordable Art Fair in New York and Milan, and at the Ginza 1-Chome gallery in Tokyo. She regularly collaborates with magazines, organizations, and non-profits such as Gardenia Magazine and Lipu (Lega italiana protezione uccelli). She has also illustrated children's books for the publishers Edizioni Corsare and Topipittori and has been running watercolor seminars and courses since 2008.
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