PAINTING USING ONLY ONE COLOR

aboutart (54)in #art • 6 years ago

Good day guys! For my today's post, I used watercolor again to make an artwork. If you have read my lastest artwork, it was the first time I made an artwork using watercolor. I want to learn more about painting so I explore more on how to make a good artwork and to play with the colors.

So I watched some tutorials on Youtube and I saw one video, the girl was explaining on how to play with the water and color so that you can paint using only one color.

I was amazed so I tried it.
I chose to paint a mountain. And choose the color Indigo. So it will look like a silhouette painting.

And here is my step by step process:

MATERIALS:
Special Paper
Mechanical Pencil
Brush
Watercolor Paint

First step is I prepared the color that I am going to use. I didn't have a color Indigo. So I just mixed the colors black and blue then I added some water. I tried painting it on a scratch paper until I achieved my desired color.

Next step is I draw the outline of the mountain using mechanical pencil. After that, I wet the paper using a brush. This technique helps with blending the color.

I started coloring the sky. I just used the water where I washed my brush. I also added a small amount of indigo color. I used a round brush.

I colored the first mountain. I colored it as the lightest. I made the edges a little darker. I used a flat or square brush.

Then the next mountain, make it a little darker but not too dark.

Then the last mountain, I used the darkest color.

Color the bottom, medium tone or color. I left some part at the center for highlights. But I also paint it same as the tone on the sky.

Then I added a darker color for the next layer. I made the edges darker and the center lighter.

After that, I added some finishing touches and it's done! I even added some flying birds on the left top.

Still, I know that this is not perfect, it still has a lot of flaws. But I enjoyed doing this and learning new things. I still have lots of things to learn when it comes to Art, but I am thankful and happy because you guys are always there to support me.