Color Harmony for Artists by Ana Victoria Calderon

Author:Ana Victoria Calderon
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Quarry Books
Published: 2020-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

Leopard Print

I’m a huge fan of all kinds of felines! They’re beautiful and mysterious, and this gorgeous leopard is no exception. This cat was resting on a tree in his natural habitat of Sri Lanka. The coat is a rusty yellow covered in dark rosettes. The entire image is swatched in the palette, but the leopard’s coat inspired the inspiration box.

Begin by creating a variety of oranges and yellows and carefully adding their complementaries to desaturate the brightness for more natural hues.

To paint a texture like the leopard print with watercolor, create a light base layer using the watered-down ochre yellows and wait for the first layer to dry completely. Once this initial layer has dried, you can continue to paint irregular circles in medium-value oranges and then wait for that to dry, too. Your final layer will consist of using the darker browns from the palette to create elongated, rounded shapes around your irregular circles.

COLOR NOTES This palette is another example where complementaries create deeper colors, specifically with yellows and oranges in the base coat. Yellow’s complementary is violet, and orange’s complementary is blue. The large variety of yellows and oranges exist in the animal’s fur tone, and also because of the light and shadow captured in the photo. It’s always important to observe closely so you can create swatches that cover the entire range of color.

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