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 "Raw Sienna or Quinacridone Gold are great colors to use for imitating the look of gold." |
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| * Substitute colors * Permanent Alizarin Crimson ** Phthalo Blue *** Raw Sienna + Permanent Alizarin Crimson + Phthalo Blue |
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Painting Terms and Techniques |
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The Color Key |
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These are the colors and values you will need for this lesson. |
[ 1 ] Yellow Ochre (lt./med.) [ 2 ] Raw Sienna + Carmine (tad) (med./dk.) [ 3 ] Sap Green (med.) [ 4 ] Sap Green + Winsor Blue + Carmine = Pine Green (med./dk.) [ 5 ] Raw Umber + Burnt Sienna (med./dk) [ 6 ] Permanent Brown + Sap Green (med.) [ 7 ] Permanent Brown + Sap Green (dk.) |
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 Transfer this line drawing onto your watercolor paper, enlarging or reducing it as needed. |
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The Steps |
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The Underpainting |
When you are finished with Step 1, your spoon will look like this.  |
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Mix colors: [ 1 ] , [ 2 ] , [ 3 ] |
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Soften upwards with water |
Soften with water |
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Load your clean watercolor that has a nice point with [ 1 ], and paint along the line in the round portion of the spoon. Soften that Edge. Let dry. Paint along the solid line next to it. Do not soften the edge. Let dry. With [ 1 ] still in your brush, paint the other areas in the round portion of the spoon and along the handle, softening the two areas with water. Rinse your brush and blot well. Load your brush with [ 2 ], and paint the underside of the round portion of the spoon. Let dry. Rinse your brush and blot well. Load your brush with [ 3 ], and paint the green area. Let dry. |
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Adding the Details |
When you are finished with Step 2, your spoon will look like this.  |
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Mix colors: [ 2 ] , [ 4 ] , [ 5 ] , [ 6 ] |
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Begin with 4, then charge in with 6 |
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Load your brush that has a nice point with [ 2 ], and paint the underside of the round portion of the spoon. Let dry. Rinse your brush and blot well. Load your brush with [ 5 ], and paint the areas in the round portion of the spoon, allowing each one to dry before painting the one next to it. With [ 5 ] still in your brush, paint along the lines on the handle, softening the edges with a clean moist brush as shown in the illustration. Rinse your brush and blot well. Load your brush with [ 4 ], and paint the area inside the round portion of the spoon, charging in with [ 6 ] as shown in the illustration. Let dry. Rinse your brush and blot well. Load your brush again with [ 4 ], and paint the dark green area, carefully painting around the smaller shapes. Let dry. |
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The Finishing Touches |
When you are finished with Step 3, your spoon will look like this. |
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Mix colors: [ 2 ] , [ 7 ] |
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Load your brush that has a nice point with [ 2 ], and paint the underside of the spoon's handle, as shown in the illustration. Rinse your brush and blot well. Load your brush with [ 7 ], and paint the rest of the areas, softening some of the areas with water as shown in the illustration. Let dry. |
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