Sandrine Pelissier. Watercolor seascape lesson.

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Freighters, watercolor seascapes painting techniques

by Sandrine Pelissier on March 13, 2012

Freighters, Watercolor on paper

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A common sight in Vancouver, I always liked the colors and especially that bright red on the cargo ships. I also wanted to try a specific paper with the splashing technique : Aquarius by Strathmore after reading Leslie White’s post here where she tried it : http://lesliepaints.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/white-tiger/ Here is my palette for this painting:

Freighters, watercolor seascapes painting techniques

I start by drawing on my paper , Aquarius Starthmore II that is “an innovative combination of cotton and synthetic fibers “

I reserve a few whites area before starting to paint with masking fluid.

I start by painting a gradated wash in the shy area with Cadmium Yellow

I paint a wash on the sea area with a mix that I will use all along this painting: Ultramarine blue and Burnt Sienna.

Working on the sky with that same mix of Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna, I like the granulation effect you obtain with that mix.

I continue painting, trying to use a color in different parts of the paintings each time it is introduced.

Here I am almost done with the cargo ships and am removing the masking fluid to work on the preserved areas.

I add a bit of paint for the reflections in water and soften a bit some edges where the masking fluid has made hard edges.

Then time for splashing !!!

The finished painting Freighters, Watercolor on paper

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