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Step Demonstration of Roses, Still Life
PictureTree Dahlias from the garden !




With a love for these roses, "Desert Glow", I wanted to depict them simply using colour to show light and shade.

 


My thought process questions how I wish to paint the subject:
I wish to draw the position and angle of the flowers without detail. The aim is to let the paint show light and shade.




1. Using 300g Saunders Waterford NOT high white half sheet, prepare the drawing with a 2B pencil and paint the first wash of soft under colour using light pink and yellow tones. Allow this wash to dry completely. Once dry, turn the paper over and begin to saturate the back of the paper with clear water until the paper is soft and pliable to touch. This may take 15mts. or longer. Turn the soaked paper over on to your board and using a town flat on top, gently rub the towel to dry the top of the paper using hand movements from the centre outwards. secure your paper at four corners with masking tape.

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2.  This next step involved adding Ultramaring Deep and Nickle Quinacridone to paint negatively bringing out leaf shapes from the background and main flower shapes.

​More colour was added to the flowers.






Original Watercolour by Antoinette Blyth ©


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3.  Warmer tones are added to the flowers and more turquoise added to the shadow side of the vase.

​A candle was hinted at to achieve a balance of colour to the bottom right of the painting.


Original Watercolour by Antoinette Blyth ©

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4.  By now the paper was starting to dry out. It was time to add stronger pigment to complete the effect.

​The work had an emotional feeling of delicacy and space by not filling up all the paper with detail.



Original Watercolour by Antoinette Blyth ©





Classes"Painting in Watercolour" with Antoinette Blyth

Blackburn North Neighborhood House  Monday Afternoons 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
109 Koonung Rd
Blackburn North 3130      Phone 98786632     


Emerald Arts Society 4 classes Tuesday 1 pm - 3.30 pm 
Church Street
Emerald 3782                   Phone 0408 685 728


Central Ringwood Community Centre on Wednesday Mornings 9.00am - 11.15 a.m. School Terms
​Bedford Park, Bedford Road
Ringwood 3134               Phone 9870 2602  

                         ​
Guide Hall Eley Park Victoria Wednesday afternoons 1 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. School Terms
81 Eley Park Road
​Blackburn South 3130     Phone 0408 685 728                        


Skills developed in:
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Drawing and sketching techniques
*     Painting wet into wet and wet on dry application
*     Negative and positive painting

Understanding the importance of:
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  Composition
*     Perspective
*     Tonal value
*     Light/dark - warm/cool - lost/found elements
*     Brush strokes
*     The importance of space
*     Glazing
*     Colour mixing
*     Assessment & Evaluation



  For further information please contact email: [email protected] 
P.O. Box 6046 Vermont South 3133 Victoria Australia




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