Watercolor: Realistic Painting

DEMONSTRATION: LAST LIGHT

1 Establish the drawing with an HB pencil on illustration board. There is no need for much detail work in the trees because this area will be covered with paint. After the sky is painted, re-establish the background trees and detail by using the tracing paper technique. (See page 4.)

2 Paint the sky with a large, soft-haired flat watercolor brush and a mix of cerulean blue, cobalt blue, and zinc white. Lightly airbrush the yellow clouds over the blue sky with zinc white and cerulean blue mixed with Naples yellow. Try to ...