Siân's materials
•Paints Lemon Yellow, Sap Green, Cobalt Blue, French Ultramarine and Raw Sienna, all Daler-Rowney Artists’ Watercolour; Ultramarine Violet, Schmincke Horadam
•Paper Bockingford 300gsm NOT paper, stretched
•Brushes Da Vinci Series 35 round, sizes 2 and 4; Rosemary & Co. Series 33 round, size 10; ProArte Series 008 flat, 3/8”
•2B pencil •Kitchen roll
1 Apply soft washes
As this patch of sunlight hit the wall, I was struck by the qualities of the shadows. Crisp ceramics and architectural plants were complemented by the shadow's hard and soft edges, caused by multiple light sources.
I used the size 10 round brush to wet the entire surface. This afforded enough time and fluidity to push paint around and achieve very soft blends. I applied neat Raw Sienna, Lemon Yellow and Cobalt Blue where I saw reflected colour in the shadows.
2 Choose your edges
Once the first wash was thoroughly dry, I wet the surface again. Using the size 10 brush, I applied a wash of a “shadow mix” of Ultramarine Violet, Raw Sienna and Cobalt Blue, working from wet areas towards dry areas.
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