it shows various water painting

1. SEASCAPE-
WATERCOLOUR PAINTING
DONE BY STEVE

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WHAT IS
A SEASCAPE
A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other
WORK of art which depicts the sea, in other
words an example of marine art. By a
backwards development, the word has also
come to mean the view of the sea itself, and be
applied in planning contexts to geographical
locations possessing a good view of the sea.

3. WHAT IS
WATER PAINTING ?
WATERCOLOR PAINT IS MADE BY MIXING
PIGMENTS WITH A BINDER, USUALLY GUM
ARABIC, AND THEN APPLYING IT WITH WATER
TO A SUPPORT SUCH AS VELLUM (FINE ANIMAL
SKIN) OR PAPER. THE WATER EVAPORATES AND
THE BINDER FIXES THE PIGMENT TO THE
SUPPORT.

4. HOW TO PAINT A SEASCAPE WITH WATERCOLOURS

5. Wet the sky area with plain clear water ready
to apply a wash. If you don’t do this you may
end up with hard edges you don’t want.

6. I decide to apply a warm wash
first to make sure I keep a sunny
look…

7. IT LOOKS BRIGHT IN THE PAN, BUT IT IS SO DILUTED THAT
WHEN I APPLY IT THE COLOUR IS VERY SOFT.

8. WHILE I HAVE THIS COLOUR HANDY, I APPLY
IT TO THE SAND AREA AS WELL A BIT STRONGER BECAUSE IT IS IN THE
FOREGROUND AND COLOURS ARE ALWAYS STRONGER CLOSER TO
YOU.

9. NEXT I MIX A PURPLY WASH FOR THE SKY AND APPLY IT
GENTLY OVER THE SOFT ORANGE.
THE FIRST WASH NEEDS TO BE THOROUGHLY DRY
BEFORE YOU DO THIS.

10. ONCE AGAIN, WHILE I HAVE THIS COLOUR IN THE PAN,
I DEEPEN IT A BIT (I AM MIXING RED AND BLUE TOGETHER TO
MAKE THE PURPLE) AND APPLY TO THE HEADLAND DEFINE SHADOWS
ALONG THE WATER EDGE. I HAVE TO APOLOGISE FOR PHOTO COLOUR
DISCREPANCIES ONCE AGAIN THE LIGHT IN MY STUDIO IS VARYING ON
THIS “SUNSHINE AND SHOWERS” DAY. WHERE POSSIBLE
I PHOTOGRAPH IN STRONG SUNLIGHT.

11. NEXT I ADD SOME BLUE TO THE WATER. YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW THE UNSTRETCHED
PAPER IS RESPONDING TO THE VARYING AREAS OF MOISTURE NOT GOOD, BUT I WILL
KEEP GOING AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX IT LATER.

12. THE COLOURS TEND TO DRY PALER THAN
THEY LOOK WHEN APPLIED WET SO
ALLOWANCES HAVE TO BE MADE FOR THIS.

13. I AM NEARLY THERE, BUT THE PAINTING LACKS LIFE.
WITH A SMALL BRUSH I ADD 2 SEAGULLS TO ADD
INTEREST. THERE IS A NICE AIRINESS IN THE SKY
AROUND THEM I AM PLEASED WITH THAT.

14. HERE IS THE FINISHED RESULT…PROBABLY A BIT HEAVIER THAN IT
SHOULD BE IN THE DARKS, BUT THAT’S MY NATURE I LIKE DRAMA!

15. LETS WATCH A VIDEO ON HOW TO
PAINT A SEASCAPE WATERCOLOUR
PAINTING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdZb1KaJzCk