‘Watercolour Love’
© Dec 27-28 2016 by Shiloh Moore
8×10″ Pitt Pen and Watercolour on Paper
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This Christmas I made an investment. I have been loving using watercolours, and my humble set I was given almost 20 years ago is almost used up. So I splurged on a full set of 40 Windsor and Newton Cotman Watercolour Half Pans, and to hold them, a Schmincke tin.
I drew up a colour chart to show examples of the colours, as you can’t clearly tell the colours from the pans as is.
Then I wanted to experiment and play with them. What better way than to be inspired by their luscious beauty and do a still life featuring the watercolour set itself?
Here are the steps I took:
Step 1: Sketch of ‘Watercolour Love’ Note I changed the Schminke owl symbol to my own owl symbol.
(Sketch is beside the Schmincke Tin and Windsor and Newton Cotman Half Pan Watercolours and colour chart by Shiloh)
(Sketch is beside the Schmincke Tin and Windsor and Newton Cotman Half Pan Watercolours and colour chart by Shiloh)
© Dec 27 2016 by Shiloh Moore
8×10″ Pencil on Paper
Step 2: Watercolour outline in grey and black, with love hearts masked on each pan using masking fluid
© Dec 28 2016 by Shiloh Moore
Step 3: Watercolour tin and coloured pans over masking fluid love hearts
© Dec 28 2016 by Shiloh Moore
Step 4: Complete ‘Watercolour Love’ (Beside Schmincke Tin and Windsor and Newton Cotman Half Pan Watercolours and colour chart by Shiloh)
© Dec 28 2016 by Shiloh Moore