June Watercolour Challenge
Daily Painting Exercises
June Week 1
Paint a Pretzel BunThis week we are going to paint a few buns and rolls. The idea behind repeating these exercises is to learn to create not just simple round shapes in watercolour but also to show slight variations within the a seeming round surface.
You can use masking fluid for smaller sharp edged bits and pieces. |
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Paint a Chailah RollIf you have problems seeing colour as tonal values, I would suggest for this illustration that you get a photo of a Chailah Roll and print it in black and white. Or if you paint from real life use a tonal value scale to see where each tone lies between 0-10.
It is due to the tonal value that this watercolour is getting its 3D effect. |
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Paint a Brioch BunWhat an interesting surface the typical brioch bun examples? Try to study the surface very well, start with the lightest colour and proceed to the darker ones one at a time.
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Paint a Whole Grain RollOur last day of rolls and buns, the whole grain roll. You can work the lightest areas by using masking fluid.
Note that sharper more square like forms are added in comparison to yesterday's buns, where the surface was much softer altogether. It is important to study each colour and its shapes to understand the main pattern. |
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Paint an AvocadoToday you have the choice between the cross-section of an avocado or a Kiwano fruit. The Kiwano is native to the Kalahari Desert and is also called the horned cucumber.
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Paint a PineapplePainting a pineapple will finish off our first week in June. Both the outside and inside the fruit show interesting features that can be painted relatively easily.
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Catch Up Day
Today you can either rest, or try to finish some of the uncompleted work due for this week.
June Week 2
Draw a Faverolle RoosterI love chickens, so we will be painting some roosters and chickens this week of some special breeds. We begin with the Faverolles Rooster, a french breed in the vicinity of Faverolles. In watercolour you begin with the lighter colours and work your way into the dark. To create the grey, don't just use black, because we can see a more violet grey and another more green. Grey is mixed with all three primary colour but most blue, then red and last a little yellow, plus lots of water so that the paper can create the lightness.
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Paint an Ancona RoosterToday we will be painting the stunning and proud Ancona breed of a rooster that originated in Italy but was bred until today mostly in the UK. It was named after the capital city of Marche.
The blacks of this rooster contain both flurescent blues and greens. |
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Paint a ChickenWe are painting today a chicken of the breed called "Vorwerk" that originates in Germany. Not related to the famous Vorwerk company that sells vacuum cleaners. Notice how the body plumage is beautifully golden colours.
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Paint a White LeghornThe Leghorn originated in the Tuscany in central Italy. The beauty of painting this rooster is the variations of white one can add to make the painting more interesting. From blueish to purple through to green and yellow, all variations of light colours can be seen.
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Paint a Wyandotte ChickenToday we finish our series of chickens and roosters. The Wyandotte chicken is an American breed that was named after the Wyandot people of North America. They are amazingly beautiful.
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Paint Coloured EggsAfter all this work on chickens and rooster it comes almost natural that we end the week with some colourful eggs.
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Catch Up Day
Today you can either rest, or try to finish some of the uncompleted work due for this week.
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