Soda Watercolor Process: Behind The Scenes

Thought I’d try showing the process with captions on my photos today. Here’s what I used:Winsor and Newton Pro Quinacridone GoldGrumbacher Academy Burnt Sienna, Chinese WhiteTurner Transparent Red Oxide, Cerulean (for the background only), Mars BlackWinsor and Newton Cotman MauveDaniel Smith Extra Fine Buff TitaniumPrismacolor Colored Pencils: PC938 White, PC1034 Goldenrod, PC921 Pale Vermillion, PC924…

Dragonfruit Delight Watercolor Process: Behind The Scenes

First here’s everything I used:Watercolor used: Grumbacher Acdemy Cadmium Yellow Pale HueWinsor and Newton Cotman UltramarineTurner Phathalo Green B.S.Winsor and Newton Pro Opera Rose and Quinacridone MagentaPrismacolor Colored pencils used: PC914 Cream, PC1004 Yellow Chartreuse, PC989 Chartreuse, PC913 Spring Green, PC911 Olive Green, PC928 Blush Pink, PC994 Process Red, PC925 Crimson Lake, PC901 Indigo Blue,…

Hawaii Hibiscus Watercolor Process: Behind The Scenes

I followed a tutorial from Let’s Make Art: https://www.letsmakeart.com/pages/pink-hibiscus-projectSo I’m not going to outline the whole process but I did use different colors. Lemon Yellow, Opera Rose, Quinacridone Magenta, and Cobalt Blue all by Winsor & Newton. I used Sap Green by Grumbacher Academy. I used some brushes I haven’t used since college (maybe 7…

Peach Iced Tea Watercolor Process: Behind The Scenes

Knowing I wanted to paint with peach and coral colors I looked around for some reference shots of peaches on unsplash.com but I couldn’t find any I liked. A lot of the photos were of nectarines and apricots and all of the photos looked desaturated. I guess peaches aren’t actually that vibrant in nature. So…

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