Sweet Still Life Paintings
Watercolor Painting from a Photo Reference
Inspirations for Sweet Subject Matter
Resources and Tutorials
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Blue-Green BottleFinal Assignment:Specs:
Watercolor Sweet Still Life medium: watercolor size: 12" x 18" or 12" x 16" composition: open or closed, but use entire space subject: several (three or more) pieces of candy or other sweets--may also include other objects Watercolor Step-by-Step1. Choose your objects.
2. Arrange them into a composition. 3. Photograph. 4. Repeat several times. 5. Choose one of your compositions to use for a reference. 6. Draw light contour lines of the composition. (Don't forget the contours of the major values.) 7. Begin with the lightest value and preserve the white of the paper. 8. Add more value always working from light to dark. |