Watercolor.Painting.for.Dummies by Colette Pitcher

Author:Colette Pitcher [Pitcher, Colette]
Language: ita
Format: epub
Published: 2010-08-29T06:40:28.343000+00:00

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130 Part II: Developing a Solid Foundation

Project: Finding a Natural

Setting for Flowers

I live near an iris farm, which sometimes makes up for the dairy farm that moved in next door. I took the picture for this painting where the flowers are breathtaking and meticulously labeled. I sometimes like to think of the title of a painting before making it. This flower is called Color Me Blue, which seems the perfect title.

When painting flowers in a natural setting, you don’t need to worry about copying them exactly. Each frill on a petal can wriggle in a different way. Each leaf can be different. Start with the outline drawing, but don’t stress over making an exact copy because it doesn’t matter.

The composition you’re copying is a backwards letter “C.” The center of interest is in the lower left-hand third.

1. Decide what size you want your painting and transfer the drawing in Figure 7-8 to your paper.

I chose a vertical format for the upright iris on 8-x-10-inch paper, but you can copy the image any way you want.

See Chapter 8 for help on transferring the drawing pattern to your paper. Figure 7-8:

An iris

drawing to

trace,

enlarge, and

transfer to

watercolor

paper.

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