Tropical watercolours

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3 materials: Giotto Watercolour Palette (24 colours) No. 6 Blue Prime Art brush No. 000 Blue Prime Art brush Jar filled with clean water Prime Art 300 gsm Multimedia Paper Polychromos colour pencils White Winsor and Newton ink Black and brown Sharpie instructions: Trace the tropical image - 1 using the fruit references provided - with a light brown Polychromos pencil because Polychromos pencils do not contaminate watercolours. Remember, watercolours are transparent, so try to draw as lightly as possible. Mark your Giotto 2 watercolour palette according to the image listed. Start with the pineapple. First paint the whole fruit with colour 8 using the dry on wet technique. Add colours 14 and 18 using the wet on wet technique. Paint the crown of the 3 pineapple with dry on wet technique using colour 5, and then add shades of colours 6, 7 and 12 using the wet on wet technique. Paint the triangle part of 4 the watermelon with the colour 14 using the wet on dry technique. Use the wet on wet technique to add colours 15 and 20. This will create natural shading. Apply colour 22 for the remaining part of the watermelon, and 5 for the outer parts, using the dry on wet technique. To paint the leaves, start 5 by painting the stem with colour 12, then paint the leaves using a combination of colours 12 and 7. Paint the flower with water, after the flower is covered, start by using the colour 14 to outline the outside of the petals. Using colour 23, make a dot in the centre. The paint will blend by itself. For the orange, start by 6 painting the outer circle and segments with colour 18, and then add colour 14 using the wet on wet technique while the colour 18 is still wet. Using colour 23, paint the 7 lemon yellow, and then use colour 2 too, and dab some of the brown to create natural shading. Use colour 5 to paint the leaves. To paint the kiwi fruit, start 8 by painting the outer circle colour 3. Paint the inside colour 2. Using the wet on wet technique, apply green on the outline of the inside circle. Paint the cherry with colour 919, and the stem and leaves with colour 5 using the wet on dry technique. Use the wet on dry technique to paint the blueberries colour 10. Using the wet on wet technique add shading using colours 11 and 15. For the pawpaw, paint 10 the inside colour 18, and then, while this colour is still wet, apply colour 20. This will blend to create the orange transition. Use colour 5 to paint the outside part, which forms part of the peel. To add some dimension, add drops of colours 3 and 6. Paint the ice-cream. 11 Paint the 2 centre shapes colour 11 and then the rest of the drawing colours 10 and 15. Paint the little stem 12. To paint the strawberry use colour 20, and for the leaves use colour 5-7. Once your painting 12 is finished wait for it to dry. Tip it if you want to know if your artwork is dry, or you can check by feeling the paper. If it is cold your paint is not yet dry. Remember some 13 watercolours cannot be painted over afterwards because the moment they get contaminated with water again, they activate. Use colour pencils to finish off your artwork and add shading and little details. To complete your artwork, use a little bit of white to add intense highlights. Use a brown and white Sharpie for the seeds. CH Watercolour made easy. Watercolour painting is something I really love doing. There are a couple of tips I have learned which makes painting with this medium so much fun and so easy. There are 2 basic watercolour painting techniques. By mastering them you can combine them to create masterpieces. The first technique is wet on wet painting... Start by using clean water to paint a shape on paper. Wet your brush again and use it to activate a colour on your palette. Mix the colour with the water. Keep in mind that the amount of water used to activate the colour will determine the intensity of the colour. Dip your brush on the shape. You will notice the water will absorb the colour. This technique is ideal for blending multiple colours. However, you do not have a lot of control over the paint. The second is wet on dry painting... This is very similar to traditional painting. You activate the palette with water and then you paint. With this technique you have control of the colour and flow. Lastly you can combine the two techniques by starting with applying activated colour onto the paper, and then dabbling the other colour on it. For commissioned art or painted wallpaper contact Anri at artbyanri@gmail.com

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5 Giotto Watercolour paint Review by artist, Anri Erasmus Recently I was introduced to Giotto s art and craft ranges. Some of my favorite products are the Turbo Glitter Pens, however I had the wonderful opportunity of testing Giotto s 24 Watercolour Paint Palette. At first, I was quite skeptical, mainly because I have certain paint products which I prefer to use. But, as I started playing around with the paint, I was pleasantly surprised. The palette has a range of 24 vibrant colours which dry beautifully. The quality of Giotto s paint is clearly visible; mainly because the colours do not have that typical chalk consistency we find with normal watercolour palettes. I found that 24 colour palettes like Giotto s, are ideal for people who want to learn to paint, because they have selected and combined a good variety of colours which do not require the artist to mix. They blend well with one another when using the wet on wet painting technique. Plus, one can paint effortlessly using the wet on dry technique. I have found that even when Giotto s watercolour paint dries, it has a smooth superior finish. The only downside to this watercolour paint palette is that one cannot rework one s artwork. This is due to the fact that whenever the dried painted surface gets contaminated with water, the paint becomes activated. Overall, I would recommend Giotto s 24 Colour Watercolour Palette to anyone who wants to start experimenting in watercolour art. Not only do you get good watercolour paint, but it is really affordable as well. Anri Erasmus Kunsvlyt winner 2017