DEMO - ROSE FOLIAGE

DEMO - ROSE FOLIAGE by Carolyn Lord, Watercolor, 15 x 8

DEMO - ROSE FOLIAGE

Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Size: 15 x 8
Availability: Not For Sale

A: Aureolin-based mixture to Block-in rose stem, paying attention to gesture line of the stem, variation of leave size, leaf groupings 

B: Paint lightest to brightest: mid-day sun light glaring off of glossy dark green leaves, color mixture including Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Violet, Yellow Ochre

C: Paint light glowing through the leaves, noticing the transition from the newest growth at the top to the mature leaves at the bottom: pinkish orange, ruddy orange, orange-based green, yellow based green, lime-green

D: Paint shadows that are cast on back-lit and front facing leaves, some shapes will represent individual leaves, other shapes will represent a mass of foliage by linking them together and creating one larger, abstract shape

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