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In the first image you will see a very
patchy looking drawing with bits and pieces here and there to represent
a few rocks and the general flow of the water. |
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In stage 2 you’ll see that I’ve put on a
very simple sky wash, using just a little bit of cobalt blue into my pre
wet sky area and suck out a few clouds using my damp 1.5" wash
brush. Whilst the sky was still wet, I have put in the very distant fir
trees using firstly cobalt blue and light red and then dropping in a
little bit of Hooker's green and burnt sienna here and there just to pick
out a few green highlights. It is important to do this whilst the sky is
still damp, because it then spreads ever so slightly to give it that
hazy distance effect. |
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Now for the nearer bigger trees, I have
used my ¾" wash brush for all of this, firstly going in with very
wet yellow ochre then on top of this, mixtures of Hooker's green and burnt
sienna followed by Hooker's green mixed with yellow ochre. Finally, put a
few touches of cobalt blue into the base areas of the trees, spreading
it slightly to give a bit more depth to this area.
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For the water in the middle distance I
wanted it to lie flat because this is the bit above the waterfall. I
have used my Charles Evans British sea mix for this, which is a readymade tubed
colour, then using my ¾" wash brush simply put a few weak horizontal
strokes here and there.
For the rock areas using my No.8 round brush
drop on some well watered yellow ochre, followed by raw umber and finally
cobalt blue mixed with burnt sienna. Using the corner of my credit card,
whilst it’s all still wet, scrape out the shape of a few rocks. You will
notice that as my water gets closer to the waterfall itself, I start to
drag down a few hints of the water colour to start and form the top of
the waterfall. |
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For the final stage it seems I have
done a heck of a lot without telling you, that’s because I have, but
just all the same, the rocks either side of the waterfalls are done in
exactly the same way as the previous rocks using the same colours and
the same credit card (the best card to use is the Northern Rock card,
that was a joke by the way). But everything is getting a little bit
stronger in tone and colour which means a little bit less water into my
mixes.
For the waterfall itself as it falls down I have again used my
Charles Evans British sea mix but I've got the colours really well watered
down so it's very weak, then dried out and split my ¾" wash brush and
then done very light gentle strokes in a downward motion to give me the
fall of water. Notice the pool at the base of the waterfall in the
foreground is a stronger, darker colour. The little bits of grass at the
top of some of these rock areas are a mixture of Hooker's green and burnt
sienna.
A lovely day out at Low Force with a lovely group of people. What better
way to capture and remember it, than with a painting. |
