For beginners, making watercolor cards is very important. It can help beginners quickly become familiar with the characteristics of this paint and provide reference for future painting processes. Especially the mixed color color card will be a lot of help for beginners with no basic knowledge.
The targeted color cards recommended by Cat Five can help beginners understand the characteristics of paper and pens. In this way, you can become familiar with watercolor and start learning. Color mixing cards can cultivate beginners' understanding of color mixing and save beginners time in color mixing when painting.
In the previous article, we mentioned that beginners can buy a variety of watercolor papers to compare and choose the paper that suits them. You can also purchase trial packs from various brands to help you choose the right watercolor paint. (Many solid watercolors do not have trial packs, and most of the trial packs are tube colors. There are certain limitations.) Therefore, we also made the color card this time in a targeted manner. The following are several principles for Mao Wu to make color cards
Principle 1: Make color cards of commonly used pigments on commonly used paper.
For example, Mao Wu’s practice watercolors are Newton’s hymns, and the practice sheets are Canson practice sheets. My song text color cards were made using Canson practice sheets.
I usually use it on Ashi paper. The color chart of watercolor is mainly A Shi paper.
Principle 2: Add a contrasting color card appropriately. Understand the properties of paper.
For example, the commonly used color card of Cat Five is the Ashi paper color card. But I want to know how it performs on other papers. I also made some color swatches on other papers. (Make it as appropriate. Don’t let good paint sit on particularly poor paper. Don’t waste it.)
Principle 3: Make sure the brush is clean when making color cards.
Personally, I think it is very important to ensure that the brush dipped in paint is clean when painting. Especially when making color cards, color purity needs to be ensured. When making a color mixing card, you can dip the paint into the palette, clean the pen, dip in other paints, and mix colors in the palette.
Next we start making color cards.
Preparation for making a color card
Use paper, paint, and a small brush with good water content for the color card (Cat 5 uses the Da Vinci number. Wash with large brushes and wash with small brushes.
Chapter The first step is to spray the paint wet. It is convenient for dipping.
The second step is to completely wet the pen in the small pen washer. And arrange the pen tip to make it sharp.
The third step is to dip the paint. Dip The amount you take is approximately the amount in the picture. You can use more light colors.
Step 4: Draw the shape with one stroke on the paper. Draw until the color is almost invisible.
Step 5: Wash Wash and tidy up the brush tip with a small brush.
The sixth step is to use the tip of the brush to tap the wet part of the paint to make a water painting.
The following is the production of the mixed color card
Use a clean brush to first paint the first Dip an appropriate amount of each color into the palette.
Wash the pen and dip into the second color.
Mix the colors on the palette.
Apply on the color card. And Same steps as before.
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