Transcript Watercolor and Value

Watercolor and Value
Watercolor: A painting comprised of water soluble
pigment.
•WATER MUST BE USED AT ALL TIMES!
•Darks are created by using less water on the brush
• Lights are created by adding more water to the
brush.
Wet on Wet application
•Wet paint is added onto an already damp
surface which will cause the paint to move and
bleed into the wet areas. The pigment may
lighten as the paint soaks into the paper.
Wet on Dry application
•Wet paint is added onto a dry surface which
will cause the paint to stay where it is painted
and not move or bleed. Pigment will stay true
to application and not lighten much.
Lifting
to lighten a color or correct a mistake: blot
wet paint with clean tissue, or damp
sponge; if paint has dried, rewet area with
clean water first; to remove color in
specific area, use a stiff bristle brush that's
slightly damp with clean water; staining
pigments won't be lifted completely.
Paper
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Watercolor paper is made out of cotton.
Professional brands are 100% cotton.
Student grade has some cotton and some paper.
Papers made entirely out of cotton can be
submerged in water completely, removed, and
painted on. The paper will not tear.
Rough- prominent tooth or textured surface.
Cold Press- slightly textured surface.
Hot Press- smooth surface.
Paper weight- the thickness of the paper.
Watercolor Paints
• Professional grade paints have purer pigments
than student grade.
• Pigment- color.
• Watercolors come in tubes and pans. Even
though tubes of watercolor are liquid, you still
have to use water when painting. Pan
watercolors are dry and have less pigment in
them than tubes of watercolor.
More Information
• Watercolor is translucent, meaning you can see
through it. Think of it in terms of being like tissue
paper.
• To make it more opaque, or less see through,
Gouaches are used.
• White should ONLY be used with Gouaches. If you
want an area white in water color, then don’t
paint that area of the paper.
• Masking- a rubber-like medium used to block off
areas that you do not want to apply watercolor
to.
Value
• The lightness or darkness of a color.
Examples
• This image is
Priced at $225
Artist: Walter Creech
• This is the image we
will be working from.
Assignment for watercolor
• Students will create a color wheel.
• Students will draw the image of the Pelican
LIGHTLY with pencil.
• Students will mask off the pelican.
• Students will then paint a value chart.
• Students will begin painting the Pelican starting
with the background first.
• Students will then go in and add details with less
water.