Multiple Ways To Paint Great-Looking Leaves
In this tutorial, Diane Bradley demonstrates how to paint great looking leaves. Diane explains how to create highlights and shadows on a leaf, and how to layer different colors to create depth and dimension. She starts with explaining the negative painting technique in watercolor. She explains that much of watercolor painting involves creating the background and painting around shapes to create the foreground. She then goes on to show how to create a leaf by painting the background first and then filling in the shape with different colors. She also discusses the importance of timing and how waiting for the paint to dry or working with wet paint as needed for the ideal blending of colors for whatever type of leaf you're working on. She shows how to mix different greens to achieve unique shades and how to create depth by layering different leaves in the background. This tutorial provides valuable beginner insights and techniques that will help you with your nature and still-life paintings.
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