4. Sky - Clouds - Foliage

Prepare by finishing priming your panel, researching cloud images and foliage.

Grid an image. Using acetate on a designer's original drawing.
Multi-color lay-in, wet blend, scumbling techniques. Discussion of interaction of color.

Paint a sky gradation, wet blend clouds over it. Add a simple wet blend of foliage, with an overlay of sponged or printed leaves for detail.

International Reference Library, Rendering in Watercolor, International Textbook Company, 1904

International Reference Library, Rendering in Watercolor, International Textbook Company, 1904

International Reference Library, Rendering in Watercolor, International Textbook Company, 1904

Comparison of a clear view of the landscape and aerial perspective.
International Reference Library, Rendering in Watercolor, International Textbook Company, 1904

International Reference Library, Rendering in Watercolor, International Textbook Company, 1904