Pastel Art of James Southworth

 

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Pastels Watercolor for kids Composition The Library Tip 1

 

Sand Dollar Leaf Watermellon Iris Flower Materials

Star Fish

Steps:

  11_line.jpg (25663 bytes) 22_mask.jpg (26547 bytes)        Let dry

Pencil Outline            Apply Mask with toothpick

 

33_payne.jpg (22387 bytes) 444_payne_brush.jpg (23474 bytes) 4_greydone.jpg (21180 bytes) 4444_salt.jpg (30119 bytes)      Let dry

Moisten paper and drop in paynes gray and add salt

 

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Burnt Sienna + water             Make puddle           Apply to very wet

 

61.jpg (31449 bytes) 62.jpg (38560 bytes) 64.jpg (36193 bytes)      Let dry

Finish painting wet orange color over star fish!

 

66.jpg (40795 bytes) 777.jpg (35797 bytes) 88.jpg (40510 bytes) 99.jpg (41356 bytes)  Let dry and remove mask

Add second layer of Burnt Sienna + tiny bit of purple to edges & under masks.

 


Goals: Introduce students to watercolor medium 

Skills learned:

Mixing paint

          Applying washes

          Complimentary colors

          Care of materials

 

Art principles learned:

Value composition

Complimentary colors

Materials:

Masking fluid

Paint:

Burnt Sienna (muted orange)

Payne’s Gray

Purple Lake (violet color)

 

 

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