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PLEASE SCROLL DOWN
TO FOLLOW- EACH -STEP-BY-STEP
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COLOUR MIXING
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This is a Triad
Colour Wheel - A Triad uses Three
Colours to create a colour wheel
-normally they are three Primary colours
-Red Yellow and Blue-But you can make a
colour wheel using a different choice of
three colours -No two colours can create
a primary -you can not mix two colours
to create a red or a yellow or a blue
-This wheel is made using Aureolin
Yellow -Permanent Rose for our Red and
Cobalt Blue for our Blue- Place your
Yellow at twelve o clock - your Red at
eight o clock -and your blue at four o
clock - there needs to be three blank
circles between each colour making
twelve circles in all - I use a two
pence piece to make my circle on cheap
watercolour paper -use a pencil as we
rub these lines out when we have painted
our wheel .
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Mix your Blue and
your Yellow together -we need to have
enough paint to divide in half -You now
have your Secondary colour Green -place
this into the middle circle between your
Blue and Your Yellow-Now take half of
this green and add more Yellow to it
-you now have Yellow Green -place this
in the circle next to your Yellow -take
the other half of your Green and add
more Blue to it -You now have Blue Green
place this in the circle next to your
Blue
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Now take your Blue and mix this with
your Red -You now have your secondary
Colour Purple -place this in the
middle circle between your Red and your
Blue -Mix enough to divide in half .
Take half of this Purple and Add more
Blue to it -you now have Blue Purple
-place this in the circle next to your
Blue - Take the other half of your
Purple and add more Red to it you now
have Red Purple place this in the circle
next to your Red.
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Now take
your Red and your Yellow mix them
together -you now have your secondary
colour Orange. Mix enough to divide in
half -Place this Orange in the middle
circle between your Red and your Yellow
-Divide this orange in half in one half
add more Red to the mix you now have Red
Orange place this in the circle next to
your Red-Now add more Yellow to your
Orange mix you now have Yellow Orange
place this in the circle next to your
Yellow- Now you have a complete Colour
wheel to look at and use when you plan
your paintings -I have many of these
wheels and love to look at them
and choose from them -when planning my
paintings colour harmonies-You can
not carry a colour in your head !
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HELLERORES-STEP- -STEP-BY-STEP
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Mask out your stamen -for this painting
we will be using- Aureolin-Quinacridone
Magenta and Ultramarine-plus Sap Green -
Mix a light green from your Yellow and
your Sap Green -mix a dark green from
your Sap Green plus your Ultramarine add
a little flower colour to these greens
for colour harmony - Wet around your
flower and drop in your greens and a
little Yellow -let the colours mingle
together go around your flower and your
buds but all over the leaves -leave the
main stem dry
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Let your first background dry completely
-Now using a darker value of your first
colours paint around your leaves to show
them up -negative painting-do not cover
all of your first background -let it
show areas of light and dark-You can add
more into the background if you wish- I
have kept it simple to show the flower
up - This is a painting about the strong
Contrast between the- Red and the
Green-Complementary Colours -one enhances
the other -but which one is the more
powerful ?
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To paint your flower
use your Quinacridone Magenta plus a
very small touch of Sap Green to dull
the mix -and add a harmony with the
background - paint each petal Wet-In-Wet
using your flower colour drop in a
little sap green in the centre at the
sides -also paint the buds with this
mix-leave areas of light showing through
-continue until all petals are painted
in this way remember to show light
against dark to separate each petal
think about which petal is behind
which-Paint in the direction of the
petal -When dry paint in our vein
markings.
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Now add your darker
green to your flower colour for the
little dot like markings towards the
centre of your flower -make them bold in
tone to add drama to the flower-
when dry remove you're masking and paint
your stamen- make a creamy Yellow for
them and also a little green touch in
places to separate the stamen- assess
your painting can you add any finishing
touches - maybe add some vein markings
to a leaf -how much detail you include
is up to you - I don't like a lot of
detail -but you may so this is your
painting -your choice-When you are happy
sign your name with a rigger brush -job
done-I hope you are happy with your
painting.
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I do realise
following a step by step like this is
not as helpful as watching a class
demonstration, but I hope it has been
helpful for you.
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BLUE-IRIS-STEP-BT-STEP
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First completely masked out your Iris
while your masking is drying get your
colours ready -for this painting I have
used - Ultramarine plus Sap Green
Ultramarine on its own and Aureolin on
its own -my Iris are blue but you can
paint them what ever colour you choose-
just remember to think of this when you
plan your background colours -add some
flower colour into the background for
harmony -Wet your background and drop in
your background colours -let them mingle
together -leave some lighter areas. |
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Draw in some leaves and buds over your
background colours -look at the areas of
colour and if you see a nice area of
say- Blue -use that space to add a
background bud or out of focus
flower . Use your imagination - I dont
like to have everything set out in a
drawing before I paint -I like to leave
areas for the unexpected to happen -A
photograph will record very well what is
in front of it -Your eyes will see the
beauty before them -but the magic comes
from inside- and only you can
record the colours you feel onto your
painting for others to see -no camera
can do that -that's when your painting
is just that -a unique painting -a work
of art -not a copy of what you see
before you
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Paint around your drawn leaves and
background buds- extra flowers -what
ever you have chosen to add -When dry
-remove your masking and using your
Ultramarine Blue plus I added a small
touch of Permanent Rose to warm the blue
up - paint the bottom three petals Wet-
In -Wet- use this warm Blue mix-
show each petal light against dark
-paint in the direction of the petal -
Put in your folds and markings on the
petals . Now paint the throat of your
Iris -I also added a small amount of
permanent Rose to my Yellow for the
throat markings
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Look at your painting -can you add a
little blush of colour here or there
-can you make a darker area even darker
to show up the light area next to it ?-
can you soften an edge ? Should you put
a shadow underneath your flowers ?_ When
you have thought about these points and
have done all you want to with this
painting -use your rigger to sign your
name -You may not see an Iris like this
in your garden -but that's the whole
reason to paint it this way -This is
your painting I hope you have enjoyed
being Unique!
HAPPY
PAINTING BEV
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