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DVD Worksheet
Materials
Paint
Ultramarine Blue
Alizarin Crimson (perm)
Quinacridone Gold
Phthalo Blue
Burnt Sienna
White Gouache
Brushes
1” Flat Brush
1/4” Flat Brush
1/2” Bristle Brush
3” Hake
#2 Rigger Brush
Paper
Full sheet Hot Pressed
Burnt Sienna Ink & pen
Old Towel to wipe
your brushes on
© john lovett MMVIII
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Location to Studio
On the Splashing Paint DVD you will see how this demonstration was done
in the studio based on a small watercolor sketch and a number of
drawings and photographs of the area. Things were shifted, omitted and
distorted, details from the surroundings were included and the angle of
view was widened. My concern was not to faithfully reproduce what I
first saw, but to recreate the atmosphere of the laneway based on
fragments of the environment. The lesson here is: it's the atmosphere of
painting that matters, not the faithful documentation of the location.
Tips
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Paper Size
In this demonstration I have used a full sheet of Arches 300gsm (140lbs) hot pressed paper to bring out the details and
linear quality of the ink lines. Cold pressed paper would also work well and if you feel more
comfortable working on a smaller sheet, choose a 1/4 sheet
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Balancing detail
To keep attention at the centre of interest, detail was concentrated here. To avoid confusion the top right and bottom
left corners were left empty to act as areas of relief. Keep this in mind as you work on your painting.
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Applying Gouache
When you arrive at the point where the blue gouache mixture is applied, be sure
to mix easily enough to cover the area to be painted. Apply it flatly and evenly and once it’s on don’t touch it. It will dry to a flat matt finish, but if it is
adjusted after it dries streaks will appear.
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