Saturday, 31 March 2018
Butterfly Step by Step
First I painted the flower and then lost most of the edges into the
background. However as you can see I keep some edges...if you lose all
the edges all you would get is a yellow wash...losing some of the edges
keep some of the form of the flower and also lets me see where I am
going.
Next I have painted the butterfly..I haven’t drawn any of this (I draw with the brush) and I worked
on the body first then moving on to the wings. When you are painting
like this you aren’t looking for a photographic representation of the
actual subject, you are looking for a feel of it and I don’t mind if you
cannot tell what species of butterfly it is I am more concerned that
you simply see it is a butterfly. I have painted the butterfly in
exactly the same way as the flower though I haven’t lost any edges on
the body.
I have added a bit more detail to the flower and butterfly, added a
touch more colour top left above the flower and done a bit of
splattering around the bottom edge of the butterfly.... Colours used, W&N cad yellow, quin gold, burnt sienna and purple, DS transparent pyrrol orange, 15x11 Arches 140lb rough.
There will always be a debate as to whether or not it is finished and my view is that I don't want to work on this any more as too much fiddling will result in loss of spontaneity.
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Dear Judith - this is certainly lovely. I think this type of painting speaks to the heart and captures the essence of the butterfly as well as the flower. Thanks for sharing this beautiful technique. Have a great day. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI think it's beautiful, I love this style of watercolour painting. I agree with you if you kept tweaking it wouldn't feel so loose and free.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Judith. Love the painting and the lost edges. Nice and loose.
ReplyDeleteI love this. Thank you for sharing the steps you took. It really helps.
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