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Just starting out in Watercolours?
 
A suggested COLOUR PALETTE is 6 colours:
yellow ochre colour
cadmium yellow colour
cadmium red colour
permanent rose colour
ultramarine colour
cerulean blue colour
YELLOW
CADMIUM
CADMIUM
PERMANENT
ULTRA
CERULEAN
OCHRE
YELLOW
RED
ROSE
MARINE
BLUE
Use each colour in turn to get to know the colour and to practice painting the distant trees.
 
GETTING READY
1. Use a small brush - like a No. 4 round

2. Always mix your chosen colour into a puddle to ensure that the paint is at the right consistency - not too sticky and for this practice piece - not too watery. If the colour is too strong the blobs for the trees will not join up.

 

One of Bee's Techniques for Trees - Line and Blob
 
1. Draw a fine line with the tip of the brush and sit your trees on this fine line. You will know that the consistency is correct when the line and tree colour merge as you paint.
2. Every time you practice your colour blobs - write the name of the colour by the side - this will help your colour knowledge.
first tree blob example
1. Yellow Ochre
2. Cadmium Yellow
3. Cadmium Red
4. Permanent Rose
5. Ultramarine
6. Cerulean Blue

 

MORE PRACTICE
Start to experience COLOUR MIXING. Use this same image, mix colours in your palette, paint the trees and record your mix.
These are only some of the many combinations possible.
second tree blob example 7. Mix Cerulean Blue and Yellow Ochre
8. Mix Cerulean Blue and Cadmium Yellow
9. Mix Cadmium Red and Ultramarine
10. Mix Permanent Rose and Ultramarine
11. Mix Ultramarine and Cadmium Red
12. Mix Cerulean Blue and Permanent Rose
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