Creating Dreamy Landscapes with Granulating Watercolors on Canvas (with timelapse)
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- Hello everyone! I'm Lynda M. Norman, a watercolor artist here in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. In today's video, I'm excited to share a new exploration with you-painting atmospheric landscapes directly from the tube onto canvas using some of my favorite granulating watercolors.
We'll be working with Daniel Smith's Moonglow, Jane's Gray, and a little bit of Schmincke's Super Granulating Tundra Violet. These colors have a wonderful way of blending and creating soft, misty effects that are perfect for capturing the natural beauty of our surroundings.
Throughout this session, I'll demonstrate how to use everyday items like credit cards and even bread tabs to add texture and movement to your artwork. We'll explore how these tools can help shape your landscape, creating everything from soft skies to rugged mountains, all with the natural flow of water and pigment.
Highlights:
Experimenting with granulating watercolors to create moody, textured landscapes.
How to use unconventional tools to manipulate pigment and add texture.
Exploring the unique effects of Moonglow, Jane's Gray, and Tundra Violet on canvas.
Techniques for achieving soft transitions and avoiding harsh lines.
Adding perspective with simple tree silhouettes using a credit card.
If you're interested in pushing the boundaries of watercolor painting, I think you'll really enjoy this tutorial. Let your creativity flow, and don't forget to subscribe for more watercolor tips and tutorials. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments-what did you see in your landscape? How did you enjoy working with these beautiful pigments? Let's connect and inspire each other!
Thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video! 🌿🎨
You can also visit me at my website Boundary Studio: bandraoistudio.com.
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I found your channel last week and have so enjoyed your various processes. I played with the spray bottle, connect the water drops, on watercolor paper last week (with limited success.) I will try this technique on canvas next. As I watched you, I want to share a delightful hint I learned a few months ago. I put pee pads (marketed animal ones are cheaper than those for people, but they’re the same product) on my work surface before I begin a watercolor. It allows both the water and paints to drip off the sides of my piece, and when dry, they can be used over and over. I also use it to dry off my brushes. Maybe you’d find this helpful too. Thank you for your encouragement!
Thanks for watching and trying this!
I love your tip about the pee pads- brilliant! We have a new puppy and I’ll be borrowing from her stash!
Your accomplice in Art - Lynda 🎨💖
What a great idea!
Loving your videos! Doing some binge watching. And I occasionally blurt out, “OMG She is so cute!” You are so likable. I hope you keep making videos.
@@WhiteDogGalleryByAmyJohnson Awww - you’ve made my day! Thanks so much. I am making more videos and I sure hope you’ll keep watching 😊
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda 🎨💖
So incredibly beautiful, Lynda. Can't wait to give it a try ❤
Thanks so much! Hope you love it and find it both relaxing and inspiring!
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda
I have recently found your channel, I just love your style. You give me inspiration!! Thank you❤
You are so welcome!
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda 🎨💖
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and creativity. I’m looking forward to experimenting with my granulating watercolor. 20:11 20:13
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching and taking time to comment - I love that you're going to be experimenting and having fun with your watercolours!
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda
Ohhh another beauty ❤
I love to wstch u create and so appreciate you explaining step by step 😅
Thanks so much! I love sharing my time in the studio and appreciate you watching and taking time to comment! Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda ❤
Well demonstrated
Love tutorials that are so
Interesting mix of colours
Thank you! I love experimenting with different colour combos. The nice thing about painting on canvases is that most colours will simply wash off if you feel they’re not working for you!
You can also test ideas on smaller, inexpensive canvases I often will have a few on hand for trying things out.
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda ❤
Ahh your style like a dance I’ll try to be a sugar plum. Thank you
How wonderful! I’m envisioning that now! 😊
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I love it! I've made trees and rocks with a credit card before, but never thought of doing an entire painting with one. It gets my creative juices flowing! I don't have any good canvases right now, but I'm going to try on paper. I love the Daniel Smith granulating colors because of the always unexpected results it gives. Sometimes I like to get a good puddle in a well, then let it separate in the well before using. There are so many things you can do with it. It always amazes me because the dried colors don't look too different from each other in the box that I got them in, but when you get them wet, WOW! I have question for you about canvases..... how are they primed different for watercolor as opposed to oil or acrylic paint? I got some cheap canvases on Amazon that said they were 100% cotton and primed, and could be used for everything from markers or oils,(including watercolor) but they were terrible to use for watercolor, which is what I got them for. I've tried using gesso on them, but that didn't help much. Any suggestions on what to prime the canvases with? Thanks for any suggestions. Now I'm off to see more of your videos...I'm so glad I found your channel!
Thank you so much for watching! I so happy to know you are enjoying those luscious pigments!
here is the info I recently gave a viewer who asked about canvases, priming, etc.
Thanks for watching and for your question.
Applying watercolour to canvas is gaining more popularity in the past few years. Most canvases available in art or craft stores come pre-treated with some form of gesso. You can also purchase canvases that claim they are specifically treated for watercolour.
I never add anything to a canvas before painting and have found the surfaces of most mid-quality canvases to be suitable for the loose, flowing style I prefer. There is a group on Facebook called ‘Watercolor on Canvas’ that you might want to check out if you’re interested in learning more about painting in a more detailed or realistic style
Some of the bargain-priced canvases feel harsh and rough and I've found they are not great for this style of painting. With this technique, the paints don't sink in - they will 'settle' into the spaces in the weave of the canvas slightly but will essentially dry on the surface of the canvas. Once dry they can be washed off quite easily (some pigments can leave a stain though).
This is a one and done approach and once you’ve applied your initial water and pigment, any further attempts to add layers or washes will disrupt the organic flow of what is already on the surface. You can certainly adjust and tweak edges by gently dabbing with a paper towel or using a firm brush to pull pigment away t define areas. When I'm happy with the painting I will give it 2 or 3 coats of spray varnish to set it (I use Krylon Kamar Varnish) followed by 2 or 3 light coats of Krylon Archival UV protection varnish.
Hope this helps :)
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda
@@ArtistLyndaNorman Thank you! I guess it's the fact that the paint doesn't soak in that threw me. When I try to move it, it just wipes away. More experimenting to come.
@@rubyfisch5077 try a light touch. Imagine simply laying the pigments gently across the canvas. Then let things move and mellow as they mingle with the water. 😊
@@ArtistLyndaNorman I'll try that. Thanks!
Hello Linda, your technique is very beautiful! I have a question if I may. Do you think, or from your expertise this technician requires a protective coat? If yes, what you’ll recommend? Thank you.
Thanks so much for watching and for your question.
I treat all my watercolour paintings, whether on paper or on canvas, with 2 or 3 light coats of a spray varnish - I use a product called Kamar Varnish by Krylon - followed by 2 or 3 light coats of an Archival UV protectant spray, also by Krylon.
I prefer to leave my canvases unframed, although I often have them set into float frames. For my paintings done on paper, I prefer to have them framed without glass, or present them under a matte in a cellophane sleeve. This allows me to feel confident that no matter what surface I’ve used, the painting will not fade and can be dusted lightly with a damp cloth without affecting it.
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda 🎨💖
Enjoyed this video thank you. One question, did the orange effect come from one of the pigments that make up Jane’s Grey?
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! 😊 the orange is from the pigments in the mixture of the Schminke Super Granulating paint. The one I used is called Tundra Violet. These paints are often full of wonderful surprises 😊
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda 🎨💖
I never knew you could use watercolour on canvas, I thoughts primer would prevent watercolour from soaking in?
Thanks for watching and for your note. Most canvases available in art or craft stores come pre-treated with some form of gesso. You can also purchase canvases that say they are specifically for watercolour. I never add anything before painting and have found the surfaces of most mid-quality canvases to be suitable for the loose, flowing style I prefer.
Some of the bargain-priced canvases feel harsh and rough and I've found they are not great for this style of painting. With this technique, the paints don't sink in - they will 'settle' into the spaces in the weave of the canvas but will essentially dry on the surface of the canvas. Once dry they can be washed off quite easily (some pigments can leave a stain though). When I'm happy with the painting I will GIve it 2 or 3 coats of spray varnish to set it (I use Krylon Kamar Varnish) followed by 2 or 3 light coats of Krylon Archival UV protection varnish.
Hope this helps :)
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda
How can you use canvas with watercolor?
Thanks for watching and for your question.
Applying watercolour to canvas is gaining more popularity in the past few years. Most canvases available in art or craft stores come pre-treated with some form of gesso. You can also purchase canvases that claim they are specifically treated for watercolour.
I never add anything to a canvas before painting and have found the surfaces of most mid-quality canvases to be suitable for the loose, flowing style I prefer. There is a group on Facebook called ‘Watercolor on Canvas’ that you might want to check out if you’re interested in learning more about painting in a more detailed or realistic style
Some of the bargain-priced canvases feel harsh and rough and I've found they are not great for this style of painting. With this technique, the paints don't sink in - they will 'settle' into the spaces in the weave of the canvas slightly but will essentially dry on the surface of the canvas. Once dry they can be washed off quite easily (some pigments can leave a stain though).
This is a one and done approach and once you’ve applied your initial water and pigment, any further attempts to add layers or washes will disrupt the organic flow of what is already on the surface. You can certainly adjust and tweak edges by gently dabbing with a paper towel or using a firm brush to pull pigment away t define areas. When I'm happy with the painting I will give it 2 or 3 coats of spray varnish to set it (I use Krylon Kamar Varnish) followed by 2 or 3 light coats of Krylon Archival UV protection varnish.
Hope this helps :)
Your Accomplice in Art - Lynda