This class is all about watercolors and the magical play of sunlight. Looking at tropical plants illuminated by bright sunshine has always enchanted me, so I’ve started to paint a collection of tropical plants, illuminated by bright sunlight. I find watercolors to be the most appropriate medium to do this, because of their transparency, lightness, and their ability to give realistic results with minimal layers.Â
In this class, I share a very detailed step-by-step technique, that you can try for yourself and adopt in your own paintings.Â
In this class, we are painting a beautiful Giant bird of paradise plant that I captured near my house, but the structure of the course gives you all the necessary tools and tips to create your own painting using your own reference. All you need in this class is 3 brushes, a set of 3 watercolors, watercolor paper, and a passion to create and try something new!
First, we start by observing and analyzing our references, we do some warm-up exercises to practice the main aspects of the technique I am using in this class, and after this, I share useful tips on how to create a drawing directly on watercolor paper using a grid approach. We explore the way to create a rich palette of greens, using a set of 3 primary colors only.
And, finally, I demonstrate my step-by-step painting process in detail, so everybody can follow it and create a painting by yourself, even those of you who are just starting to paint with watercolors.
So, everybody is welcome to this class and I hope you’ll enjoy the process as much as I do.Â
Here are a few works from my tropical collection:
