When I have my weekend watercolor sketch painting workshop late this month at Ledgewood Creek Winery, this is the style I want to teach for the "sketching" part of the watercolor. One goes in with simple non-water soluble drawing lines with a Sharpie ultra fine tip pen and finishes up with loose watercolor washes. I'm happy with this style. The other watercolor sketch was done recently of a local park garden and arts center...Sharpie drawing followed up with watercolor washes, loosey goosey style.
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David, I love this type of paintings, they are wonderful, the lines confusing between colours....Fantastic.
Big hug.
Enrique.
David, both of these paintings are just so absolutely amazing to me. I love that you dimmed down the sunlight on the soil too. I've recently discovered that adding a bit of ink to my watercolors gives me a bit sharper of a look and I like that! I cannot handle either medium even remotely as well as you do. I'm truly awed by these pieces and they exemplify why I love watercolors.
Enrique. Glad you like my combo ink line/watercolor sketch. Big hug back!
Autumn, Spot on with your comment on dimming down the road! I also made the tree line less prominent. That seemed to help as well.
I totally love these! Just the perfect way to capture a quick sketch. And so wish I was close enough to take your workshop.
I absolutely love this style! I wish I was close enough to take your workshop, but I'm from Texas. I was wondering if you have any pointers for this style? Thanks!
Ali, I always use a large brush to paint 90% of the image. I move the brush in different directions as I paint to keep the excitement level up. Never paint like a house painter with boring strokes going in the same direction. I also vary the pressure on my brush sometimes going from brush pushed down on the paper to a light touch where I'm almost lifting the brush off the paper. Then there is over 30 years of experience and becoming very comfortable with the medium!
Thank you very much! I appreciate it!
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