This video demos watercolor techniques for plein air landscape painting in a cemetery in Widstoe, Utah. The process is explained step by step, from the sketching process into finalizing the details in the paintings.
- 1 min short (Daniel Smith watercolors)
- 1 min. short (water based vs. alcohol based markers)
- 19 min. video
Watercolor is combined with alcohol based brush pen markers to blend and create dramatic color effects. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Video Walkthrough
- Researching cemetery guidelines.
- Imagining a narrative for the cemetery and its history.
- Odd items in the cemetery.
- Tacky objects in the cemetery.
- Inconveniences of painting on site.
- Monochromatic color scheme.
- Dry brushing techniques.
- Balancing details with big shapes.
- Being more selective about using the marker colors.
- Reserving saturated colors for the markers.
- Visiting a site in person twice.
- Self Critique process.
- Achieving efficient brush work.
- Communicate more with less.
- Lack of layout in the cemetery.
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