Watercolor is a complicated technique. Its peculiarity is that color transitions and blends are often done not on the palette, but directly on paper. In order for this process to proceed successfully, it is necessary to spend some time observing how the paint behaves when it dries. Especially it is necessary to take into account the decrease in color intensity, by about a third, however, this is hardly a drawback. Delicate shades distinguish the watercolor painting , this property has a calming effect on the viewer.
For example, consider the process of writing a flower, for example, a Parrot tulip. The theme is eternal - this miracle of nature always pleases, in a bouquet or on a garden flower bed. Equally joyful emotions will also come from a watercolor painting hanging in the living room or bedroom.
It is important to remember that each smear should contain the optimal ratio of paint and water. If it is dry, then its excessively clear outlines will spoil your idea, and an excess of moisture will not allow you to keep the shade within the intended outline - an element of a pencil drawing that sets the compositional solution of the work.
In order to paint a flower in watercolor, you should either put this "sitter" in front of you, or stock up on his photographs. Lighter tones are located in the foreground, and the saturated core of the bud allows you to look inside.
So, the first step. On thick paper, the general composition of the depicted flower is drawn. Then begins the selection of colors. In this case, a mixture of warm red and cool alizarin pink creates the effect of stretching a smooth transition of shades. At that moment, when the surface is still wet, it's time to add Indian yellow paint - it will organically fit into the red color.
Step Two Without waiting for the layer to completely dry, you need to methodically work on each petal with the 20th brush. If the paint flowed in some undesirable direction due to an excessively bold smear, the matter can be corrected by tilting the sheet and directing it in the opposite direction. In general, when portraying a flower in watercolor, it is necessary to show a certain range, because a drawing is a reflection of the author’s emotions, and you should not restrain them.
Step Three Now is the time to let the painting dry, decide on an intermediate result after creating the overall composition and compare the resulting flower with the original. Watercolors, diluted not very generously, create shadows. Gamma - purple, with a small content of indigo, this ratio of color components will give volume and bulge, especially if they will be allowed to cover the stamens.
Step Four In order to emphasize expressiveness, it is worth adding a contrasting and deep background. You can write a flower in watercolor and leave it not tinted around the edge, but this way it will look brighter. After all, the shades of this paint are gentle, and the picture can simply be visually lost on the wall.
So the picture is ready. A true artist enjoys the very process of creativity, and he is always dissatisfied with the result. If one of the friends liked the flower painted in watercolor, then you should please him with such a gift. The next picture is even better!