On the subject of the previous post.
This book basically suggests a particular palette for flesh and another for draperies and background. It also advocates the use of hatching for watercolours, and blending through the use of that, or afterwards with water. Washes are seldom used. There is advice on what colour should go first to achieve the most luminous hues. In fact, it's a very technical little manual.
As an experiment, I will follow its advice on one work. I want to see the results. It could be a breakthrough for me in watercolours, because it's a medium I am not very familiar with. Half the time I don't know what I'm doing, and I get completely lost in washes. Hatching suits me very well, but I haven't done it in colour much. And with portraits too!
Anyway, if I could unlock the secrets of watercolour portraits, I would be more than happy.
This book basically suggests a particular palette for flesh and another for draperies and background. It also advocates the use of hatching for watercolours, and blending through the use of that, or afterwards with water. Washes are seldom used. There is advice on what colour should go first to achieve the most luminous hues. In fact, it's a very technical little manual.
As an experiment, I will follow its advice on one work. I want to see the results. It could be a breakthrough for me in watercolours, because it's a medium I am not very familiar with. Half the time I don't know what I'm doing, and I get completely lost in washes. Hatching suits me very well, but I haven't done it in colour much. And with portraits too!
Anyway, if I could unlock the secrets of watercolour portraits, I would be more than happy.
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