This is not Friday the 13th, but it is the 13th Fearless Friday! When I decided to start this weekly post series, I had no idea how much it would impact me. You all have been so supportive, encouraging and kind and I just had to say…
THANK YOU SO MUCH! ❤️
I am back in my studio this week, and as much as I have gotten to love watercolor it is such a treat to have plenty of space to work in and paint with my favorite medium, acrylics. I have 2 BIG canvases in the works but first I did a small (12″ x 24″) “warm-up” painting
The inspiration for today’s painting was a flower photo
I cropped it to just show the blooms
Then I painted it with the Waterlogue app
and also tried the Waterlogue Color Bloom effect
I put all three versions together and printed them out for a reference page, upper right below
I often start with a black canvas, it will be mostly painted over, but it adds a subtle drama
If you do an underpainting, in other words, paint your canvas with black or a complimentary color of the main tone of your finished work, before starting, it creates a wonderful effect as your painting comes to life
I prefer to mix all my colors from a limited palette, which really keeps the tones uniform and congenial
I keep a reference color chart handy in my paint storage cabinet {yikes, artists are messy}
You can see a tour of my studio here
You really can mix just about any color you need with red, yellow, blue and white {okay, sometimes I also use a little black}
I started with Hansa yellow light, Naphthol red light, and Cerulean blue
Then I added Cadmium yellow medium, and ultramarine blue to increase my range of greens
First step is laying out the composition by placing the key elements on the canvas
I added a few more roses
then I started adding the foliage
Once the composition was defined I went back and added more color and layers to finish the rose blooms
more foliage and details
At this point I decided not to leave the background black, and added thin layers of a creamy white, letting the black peak through for depth
Everything’s coming up roses!
You can see another easy rose tutorial here
Be Fearless!
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