The demo today Caroline chose a winter photo of a small brook and trees in quite dull mono tones. She mixed a yellow quite watery and washed over the sky, she then mixed some purple with the yellow and blended the paint onto the paper, carefully leaving an eye catching, White centre to emphasise the light.Caroline then added … Read more
Watercolour Negative Painting Caroline explained that we will be creating the positive by painting the negative. She started by painting areas of colours yellows, reds, oranges, and browns with a large brush.She added salt on top of the wet parts and placed cling film over part of it. She sprayed the remaing part. Using dark … Read more
How to critique a painting. Caroline explained that in looking at any picture one should follow the line, colour, tonal value, contrast and how the eye is guided through the picture. The focal point is a very important area of interest. It is where you’re going to put the most contrast in value. Caroline has … Read more