03. CYCLIST IN THE SUN- PREVIEW

This is a great photo of cyclist in Portugal with some lovely highlights from the sun and nice deep shadows casting onto the pavement.

To recreate this, we’re going to be doing lots of wet in wet using just three colours, whose pigments will mix to create some of the deeper colours for the detail work. We’ll start with a complete under wash on the block, then we’ll create a mottled effect using some of the colours and a tissue to remove areas of colour and maintain those highlights.

Finally, we will use the colours in a more intense form for the detail work using the number 16 brush for some dry work – so be ready to move quickly when it’s time.

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02. BOY FISHING – PREVIEW

This is a really fun one to try. Half the painting is ocean, with a ripple effect throughout. It’s certainly challenging to create that realistic feel of rippling water, but with practice you’ll create something that makes you just want to dive straight in! You’ve got lots of freedom here and no two versions will look the same, I’m really looking forward to seeing your versions of this one in the gallery.

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01. BOAT ON SHORE – PREVIEW

A bedraggled boat with loads of interesting things to paint. A vibrant buoy, netting, and worn wooden areas will really challenge our use of paints to create texture and form. There’s also a reflection of the boat in the surface water, which grounds the boat and gives it something to sit on.
We’ve got highlights, darks, shadows and detail work using a pretty dry brush.

Using six colours we will map in the under wash before moving on to the detail with our size 16 brush.

Don’t get too hung up on the correct colours in the correct places; it’s about using shades to indicate where shadows are ,and lifting off to create light.

This is a really interesting subject; it’s only a 30 minute project but take your time, pause and replay any bits you’d like to see again. Enjoy!.

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