Wintery Landscape with Birch Trees
Wintery Landscape with Birch Trees Attach tape for tree trunks Tear the tape (don’t cut with scissors) Trunks should start in the bottom half of the page Tops of trees go ‘off-the-page’ Attach a few torn strips (branches) In the upper half of the page Draw a horizon line across the page (lightly with pencil)
Introducing Watercolour A watery, transparent medium Pan watercolours require several ‘scoops’ of water to be added (very little pigment is required) Watercolour brush – holds lots of water! (Tip: Hold the paint brush just like your pencil in your printing hand!) PREP… tape down all 4 sides of the FOLDED paper
Watercolour Techniques Wax Crayon Wet the paper (sky) Apply watercolour Know when to stop Wet the paper (sky) Apply watercolour Sprinkle salt Know when to stop Wet the paper (sky) Apply watercolour Apply another colour Know when to stop
Wintery Landscape with Birch Trees Use watercolour techniques for the background (sky) Watercolour Techniques… Resist Salt Wet-on-wet
Wintery Landscape with Birch Trees Use pale greyish-blue watercolour for shadows Decide on the direction of the LIGHT SOURCE Shadow: Start at the base of the tree Apply paint in a diagonal line AWAY from light source Set aside to dry till next time!
Wintery Landscape with Birch Trees Remove the ‘tree’ tape Use a DRY BRUSH to add curved birch bark
Wintery Landscape with Birch Trees Paint a fence meandering behind the trees Add shadows for the fence (same light source!)
Wintery Landscape with Birch Trees Allow paint to dry Remove any remaining tape Sign with pencil in bottom, right corner