Hi Steemians,
On my journey to enhance my art skills, I decided to practice using watercolors. I realized I could make some nice paintings with this medium and the fact that I don't have any money to buy acrylic paint, linseed oil, and turpentine. (Don't worry, that time will come when I can buy my own art supplies. :D) Anyway, I have a simple watercolor set, a "how to" book called 7 Keys to Great Paintings, by Jane R.Hoffstetter, a textbook on color theory named Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors by Betty Edwards and finally some bristol boards too big for me to scan them. :P
I managed to make my first watercolor painting on June 21st, (to be honest, I haven't used watercolors in LOOOOONG time before this) after reading the first three chapters in Color and the first chapter in 7 Keys. I've set up a schedule for every one chapter in 7 Keys and three chapters in Color, I'll complete a picture based on what I've read. I hope I get better along the way.
Well, here it is. Taken from my cell phone.
At first, I thought this painting had too much colors, but, then I realized to appreciate it. Also, I'm teaching myself how to draw environments from perspectives. This painting is done from a one-point perspective and my reference was from a book of various landscapes. The scene shown here is river running through two sections of trees and brushes with mountains in the background and a bridge seen in the middle.I was planning to use a cool color palette with yellow at first, but then I ended up using orange and rose too.
Well audience, what's your opinion? Can any experienced painters give me some constructive criticism? Please and thank you.
I have used watercolour before, and it was quite fun back the. You did well in the nature drawing.
Thank you.
You should experiment with using less water
Okay.
Not bad dude, the reflection on the left is looking good. The only tip i can give you would be to push your darks and lights to give it some contrast. Try putting water on an area and then dab it with a paper towel to lift paint and create the illusion of volume and light. This works well on trees and for creating a light source :)
Thanks. That's what I did for the water and some of the trees. Next time, I'll use that technique more often.