WatercolorsVaried Textures Through Brushwork and RESIST

Which painting makes use of a wash?*

• How do you know?

To get variety in texture, we need to control the water.

Wet?

Dry?

Damp?

On the Page: In the Brush:

Wet?

Dry?

Damp?

WASHCRISPEDGE

SOFT EDGE

CONTROLED EDGE

LINES

WASH

So to get varied textures…DRYING TIME, in STAGES, is needed.

While this image has multiple washes, it’s the

combination of diffused and crisp textures that make it

interesting.*

Make a descriptive list of the order this image was

painted and condition (wet or dry) of the paper at each

stage.

Painting Landscapes with Textures:*

Make a list the varied textures in the seascape above.

We are going to make seascapes and a pastorals

—2 kinds of landscape paintings—using

brushwork and varied water content of the paper

to create textures.

Crayon? Using RESIST to create more texture variety.

RESIST techniques create barriers to the paint.

Use one or two related colors to create uneven texture on the beach.

Starting a seascape:

Draw an uneven horizon line to indicate distant rolling hills.

Rule of Distance?

• Waves are thicker and farther apart nearest to viewer.*• Waves are thinner and closer together farther from viewer.*

Use Elmer’s Glue to change the texture of the

water,indicating waves or

ripples.

Use rubber cement to keep cloud shapes white when you paint the sky.

Cotton Balls? • Cumulous clouds tend to flatten on the bottom with weight of moisture.

• Cirrus clouds streak across the sky. *

Starting a pastoral:

Draw an uneven horizon line to indicate distant rolling hills.

Sophisticated Painters do not limit their trees to “ground lines.” So, how is it a problem to get trees at varied distances from viewer?

Tape is a great resist technique to maintain crisp boundaries.• Cut thin strips to establish the trunks and main

branches of 3 to 5 trees.• Place at varied distances in the landscape.

Use tape in the same manner to construct a

broken down fence or to cut the shapes of small

buildings in the distance.

Beginning the painting process.

• We will work back and forth between the seascape and the landscape in order to allow drying time between layers.

• We want variety in texture—so the paper is going to have to be wet sometimes, damp sometimes and dry sometimes to accomplish that.

Painting the Seascape Sky:

Wet Sky (stopping at the hill tops.)

Paint Sky: lighter closer to the earth.

Wet Water (stopping at the top of the crayon.)

Paint LIGHT blue-grey undertone of water.

DRY

Painting the Pastoral Sky:

Wet Sky (stopping at the hill tops.)

Paint Sky: lighter closer to the earth.

Kleenex Clouds (3-4 quick blots.)

DRY

Seascape Water/Land:

Wet Water and Land.

Paint Water: lighter closer to the land.

Paint Land (dirty greens).

Paint changing color of foliage/ground cover

Streak Water (more color closer to viewer.)

.

DRY

Pastoral Fields:

DRY

Wet Fields.

Paint Dirty Green: Darker closer to viewer.

Paint shadow colors under trees.

Place plastic wrap over foreground.

.

DRY

Seascape Final Layers:

Remove Rubber Cement.

Wash or Dry Brush Cloud Textures.

Dry Brush evergreens.

Dry brush weeds/bushes. .DRY

Pastoral Final Layers:Remove Plastic Wrap.

Dry Brush Trees—Angel Brush.

Remove Tape--CAREFULLY.

Dry brush weeds/bushes/Textures.

.DRY