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I thought everyone might be interested in how I might go about painting an abstract watercolour. I think watercolour wet in wet lends itself towards abstraction. One of my favourite paintings is an abstract similar to this that we have in our dining room at home.

This was painted on a full sheet of Rives BFK etching paper 280gsm white (56cm x 76cm)

The colours used were:
Winsor Red
Winsor Blue (red shade)
Mix of Winsor Blue (red shade) and Light Red
And some alizarin crimson in the yoghurt tub

I had not mixed the pigments up in the bowls properly so that is why I had to work the brush with the water sometimes to re-charge the mix.

As you could probably see I used a lot of table salt which soaked up the pigment and created some lovely textures on the page.

I used 2, 3 and 4 inch hake brushes for this painting and a few kids yoghurt tubs to tip the pigment onto.

You could also see that I used the hair dryer to move the pigment in certain directions and cause certain drying lines as I went. If I didn't like something then I sprayed it out again and then continued drying.

Hope you enjoyed this!

I actually really like the end result!

Cheers

Scott


 
My website where you can buy original artwork: www.scottswinson.com
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Tony Smibert’s Books for Sale:
Turners Apprentice: A Watercolour Masterclass: [ Ссылка ]
Painting Landscapes from your Imagination: [ Ссылка ]
How to Paint Like Turner: [ Ссылка ]
How Turner Painted: [ Ссылка ]


My Four Most Popular Videos on Youtube:

Large Abstract Watercolour May 2020: [ Ссылка ]
Freely Painted Abstract Landscape with No Plan: [ Ссылка ]
Large Watercolour Abstract Step by Step: [ Ссылка ]
What to Know When Starting Watercolour (2020): [ Ссылка ]


Paints
Winsor and Newton Artist Quality Tubes:
Cobalt Blue amazon: [ Ссылка ]
Yellow Ochre amazon: [ Ссылка ]
Light Red amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Winsor and Newton Cotman Tubes (student quality):
Cobalt Blue amazon: [ Ссылка ]
Light Red amazon: [ Ссылка ]
Yellow Ochre amazon: [ Ссылка ]


Tape
3M Scotch Magic Tape amazon: [ Ссылка ]
3M Scotch Removable Tape amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Brushes
Round Sable - Size 12 round kolinsky sable from amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Imitation sable - amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Holbein Hake Brushes: [ Ссылка ]

Equivalent Hake Brushe 2” amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Nylon Flat Brush amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Travel Brush set with covers amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Mixing Brushes and other effect brushes amazon: [ Ссылка ]

If you just want two hogs bristle brushes then the best thing to do is to head to your local art supplies store and buy them there.

Watercolour Paper
Arches 300gsm medium cold pressed pad amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Arches 300gsm medium cold pressed block which is glued on the outside so you don’t have to stick it down on a board amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Rives BFK etching paper. Probably best to source this from your local store so you can look after the paper and not have it posted unless you are buying a large amount of paper and it will be looked after. There is nothing worse than getting hundreds of sheets all with a indent in them. Having said that you can actually source this paper from amazon:

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Some people have been extremely happy with the state of the paper when it arrived (and some not!)

I love this paper it is soft and lights are lifted easily from it.


Equipment Used to Film Each Episode

Camera - Canon 6d mark II with 24-105 lens amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Iphone 11: [ Ссылка ]

Rode Video Mic Pro amazon: [ Ссылка ]

I also use: Rode Wireless Go Mic: [ Ссылка ]

Aputure LED Lights from amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Aputure LED Lights with stand from amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Mac Book Pro for editing: [ Ссылка ]

Friction arms
Manfrotto friction arm short one amazon: [ Ссылка ]

Manfrotto magic arm longer one so my camera can be closer to the page from my overhead rig amazon: [ Ссылка ]

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