Lesson 6. Atmospheric wash. Storm sky. Copy

In this lesson you will practice to create atmospheric wash. You will use a few tricks that we were practised last class.

Video tutorial

Four types of watercolour techniques

For this exercise please divide your paper in six blocks. You will need only one colour, for example Payne’s Grey. Also you will need small piece of cellophane (food wrap) and a few pinches of table salt.

Materials used for the video demonstration:  

Watercolour paper
- Baohong, Cold Press, 100% cotton

Watercolour brush
- Flat brash, 1 1/2, Japan
- Mop brush, 10 mm, Paul Rubens size 6
- Flat brush, 3/4, escoda
- Calligraphy brush, 3 mm

Watercolour paint, Van Gogh
- Paynes Grey

White paint
- Bleed Proof White, Dt.Ph. Martin's

Drafting tape
Water
Paper towels
Duration 18 min

During this video, the salt effect didn’t develop as fully as it could have. Recently, I learned that there are actually two types of salt available in grocery stores: real salt and a salt substitute. It seems the “salt stars” effect is best achieved with real salt. When I studied watercolor at university, we used a mineral fertilizer called “mochevina” to create a similar “star effect.” In North America, it’s known as urea and is available online or at some garden centers.

In the next video you can see results of using different types of salt and Urea.

Duration 5 min

In the second lesson of the Intermediate course, we’ll explore even more fascinating effects achievable with household items, like vinegar, rubbing alcohol, soap, and more.

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If you’d like to experiment with the food wrap effect further, feel free to watch the free practical exercise Stones from the “Nova Scotia” course in the Canadian Landscape series, where you’ll learn how to create a beautiful painting of beach stones.

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FREE BASIC watercolour tutorial STONES from course Canadian Landscape Nova Scotia

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Storm is coming. Painting process

Materials used for the video demonstration:  

Watercolour paper
- Arches, Cold Press, 100% cotton

Watercolour brush
- Flat brash, 1 1/2, Japan
- Mop brush, 10 mm, Paul Rubens size 6
- Flat brush, 3/4, escoda
- Calligraphy brush, 3 mm


Watercolour paint, Van Gogh
- Paynes Grey
- Ultramarine
- Burnt Umber
- Yellow Ochre 
- Indigo (optional)

White paint
- Bleed Proof White, Dt.Ph. Martin's

Plexiglas board
Palette knife
Sea sponge
Water
Paper towels
Duration 27 min

Thank you all for your support! I’ve truly enjoyed our time together exploring the beautiful magic of watercolor. I hope you found these lessons inspiring and discovered how interesting and delightfully unpredictable watercolor can be.

Thank you again, and happy painting!

Student’s work

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