As I talked about previously, I have been planning on working on some new paintings. My goal is to walk you through that process to help you understand how I work and maybe help you organize your thoughts as well. I talked to you about sketching and researching and planning. Well, once that all is done and ready to start, how do you start your painting? With this particular painting, I plan on layering.
What I mean by layering is working on one part of the painting at a time. For example, I will do the background first, next the middle ground, and finally the foreground. I layer my painting from bottom to top. What is great about painting that drawing can not always provide is correction. If I mess up on my middle ground and ruin my already done background, I can take my paint and fix it. Paint is a very forgiving medium to work with. If you have watched any of my painting videos you will know this process of layering is not one I used while creating my "Orange" painting. I painted as if the painting was all one layer because I was using texture that I did not want throughout my whole painting. Working as if you are on one layer is what most water-colorist do as well. Watercolor is not as forgiving as acrylic or oil paint is. Once you make a mistake, their is no going back, you can not cover it up. That is a lot of the reason I do not like watercolor. I like having that option of correction. I hope you are enjoying creating some artwork and finding more time then I have been this summer to create. Here is the background of my painting and hopefully, I can get the next layer done soon.
As always, I am here to help you be the best artist you can be!!
(My prayers are going out to the families of those lost in Orlando this past weekend)
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