Watercolor and music – Painting a Mosaic Toucan
Happy Sunday dear readers!
What do you think if we paint together today?
As I already mentioned in the post Schmincke Dot Card (I leave you the link in case you haven't read it), I had problems with my recording process. My beloved Huawei P20 Pro mobile is no longer what it was... At first I took some scandalous photographs, with excellent quality, but over the years it has lost all its qualities. This has forced me to look for solutions (that were affordable) to improve the video quality, so that you can enjoy the experience as much as I do.
Now I shoot with a support for my Canon 100D SLR camera and, really, there is no point of comparison.
Going back to what matters, today I bring you a video where I paint with you a very nice mosaic, a toucan!
Materials
- Baohong Watercolor Sketchbook 24×16 cm 300 grams and 100% cotton with satin grain.
- Round Escoda Perla Brush number 1.
- Round Escoda Versatile travel brush number 12
- Watercolor Schmincke Horadam Payne's Grey, Sepia Brown, Dark Brilliant Yellow, Cobalt Turquoise, Ochre, Indigo, Lemon Yellow, Perylene Red, Light Cadmium Red and Chrome Orange
- Posca Acrylic Marker 1M white.
- HIMI MIYA Gouache Yellow Teeth, Arts Blue y Greenish Grey
Tips
Painting a mosaic is not creating a Great Masterpiece, but for the final result to be interesting and effective, it is important to take into account several issues:
- It is very important to choose the color palette well. Sometimes you have a great idea in mind, with a cool composition, and finally you don't get the expected result due to the choice of colors. Unfortunately, it still happens to me. It is a difficult thing to master.
- The shapes that make up the drawing. My advice, look for references. It begins by analyzing works by the great Gaudí.
- Mix media. Imagination to the power! You can create watercolor bases and make the shapes with gouache, colored pencils… The possibilities are endless.
- Try using salt, alcohol, or bleach to create textures on your stains.
Video of the process
I hope you enjoyed today's post,
Happy week, until next Sunday!