A sweet, juicy, bright watermelon could not fail to attract the attention of artists who are in search of color and paint. It organically fills the space of the picture and creates the charm of completeness, saturation, completeness, and the variety of its texture can be depicted as a whole berry with a pattern of stripes, as well as richly scarlet or slightly pinkish, depending on the variety and time of collection, the flesh gives a rich expanse for experimentation. A still life with watermelon and fruit looks beautiful: many artists create complex compositions from a large number of objects, the center and key figure of which is a watermelon. The undoubted advantage of this berry can also be recognized that in any technique and by any means of painting, it is revealed from different sides, without losing its attraction to the viewer. We bring to your attention several photos of still lifes with watermelon, so you can enjoy the images of a huge berry juice poured with juice - perhaps with a slice of watermelon in your hands?
Watermelon in watercolor painting
Watercolors love and appreciate the watermelon for the transitions in the color of its pulp, for smudges of juice on the tablecloth and napkin, for the wateriness of the base, for the blurred border of the stripes of the watermelon peel. They write a still life with watermelon in watercolor, both in the "raw" technique, allowing the coloring pigment to spread freely on paper, and on dry paper, and even in the multi-layer painting technique, like the modern Russian artist and the founder of his own school of watercolor painting Sergey Andriyaka. The effect in each of the techniques is unique and quite impressive.
Watermelon Oil, Tempera, Gouache, Acrylic
Thick paint, such as, for example, oil, tempera, acrylic or gouache, gives a fundamentally different vision of a watermelon. The game with color and texture mainly affects watermelon as an element of organic complex compositions with various objects and surfaces, with multi-layer heavy draperies or dense wooden, brass, iron, stone surfaces. Still life with a watermelon in a painting of such a plan, in most cases, has been worked out in detail and sustained in a uniform tone, although, of course, this is true mainly for the classical school of painting. Whereas abstract and expressionist canvases leave this tradition in order to convey in another way the impression of this berry and fill its image on canvas with an updated sense.
Watermelon in pastel still lifes
Still life with watermelon, made by pastel, due to the material's characteristics, have softer, smoother tones, sometimes seem smoky, but can be very tangible and realistic - it depends on the stylistic features inherent in a particular author of the picture. Paper plays a very significant role in shaping the perception of pastel still life: it can be of a usual white color, have a light, light shade or deep tone - and this is an important factor that affects the overall color palette of the finished work and, therefore, the mood of the picture and impression from her. Much depends on the choice of texture of pastel paper and the type of pastel: dry, more delicate, or oil, having a more saturated tone.