I have chosen a wide variety of subjects to be able to teach watercolor techniques, nuances and effects.
Because its Christmas season, I included the first two lessons in that theme. I have painted two christmas cards together in real time so you could also accomplish two projects together.
I do advice drawing out all the seven projects at one go and then painting them.
The next absolutely wonderful genre is of coloured glass shadows. This project may look difficult but once you follow my instructions as given in the video it will be a wonderful experience for you. You may get hooked on painting glass subjects.
The next is the interesting texture of Foil. I have taught you how to simply paint this metallic effect on a foil Balloon. I had painted this when I hit the 1 K mark on Insta. It was a celebration for me when I started out.
My fifth subject is an object that combines both coloured glass and metal. The Iranian Filligri glass bottle is a mesmerising subject to paint. It’s detailed but enjoyable. Good Luck!
My art journey can never be complete without food. I have painted the spicy and tangy fruit salad called Rujak on a banana leaf to get the freshness.
The last project is the rice box woven out of banana leaves.
Do contact me on instagram or here itself for any queries.
Have the time of your life painting.
Regards
Pavan Kapoor
Santa Birdie and Hat painting
Colored Glass Shadows
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3Santa Birdie and Hat
Hohoho! Welcome aboard! I hope you have sketched or traced out both the images. Please make sure the marks are not too dark or they will be seen under the watercolor layer. Now let's lay down the first wash of our double Christmas card project.
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4Santa Birdie Hat 2
In this class we are going to build up the contrast by deepening the shadows. Keep in mind that less is more in the first layer and now we just go in and paint almost the same as in first layer but just deeper darker ones.
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Adding the final contrast tones is the most enjoyable part of this journey as it brings the painting to life.
Rujak Fruit Salad
filligri metal and glass
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8Rujak Fruit Salad Initial Wash
The Rujak is a a spicy, tangy fruit salad. I was particularly intrigued by this reference image because of the lilac sheen on the peanut sauce seeping out from under the chunks of fruit. I hope to teach you the shadows and highlights as well well as how to paint the banana leaf.
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9Rujak Fruit Salad Build up
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10Rujak Fruit Salad 3
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