NCBG AEW March, 2021

 

I did more work on both paintings while demonstrating on Zoom.

NCBG AEW March, 2021

 

I did more work on both paintings while demonstrating on Zoom.

Zoom Watercolor Pencil Class, March 2021

 

This is a photo of the cherries that were demonstrated during class on Zoom.  This is about 75-80% completed.  A few areas only have the initial layer and need the next layer.

This is a photo of the cherries that were done outside of class.  It's about 90-95% complete.  I will look at it and make small changes for a little while.

Zoom Watercolor Pencil Class, March 2021

With the watercolor pencil method I use most often, this is the underpainting part of the process.  After the underpainting is completed I work either completely dry or mostly dry.  Every so often during the dry process I may wet an area to make changes or repairs.

But the process can be continued wet for those who prefer.  Remember, this is new to most of you and there is always a learning curve to all art mediums.  And the only way through the learning curve is lots of practice.

This is about 90-95% complete.  I worked mostly dry using the same colors as the underpainting.  From here forward I will most look at the piece and as needed add textures and details, make corrections, and adjust value and color.  The end 10% takes the longest as it is stretched over time with most of the process made up of looking at the piece.

NCBG AEW March, 2021

This is a little watercolor and white goauche exercise on bristol board prepped with Golden Acrylic Absorbent Ground.  I put this first layer of watercolor on at home.

 

This is the cherry after several layers of color (pyrorole scarlet and some dark purple on the left as well as green, brown and the dark purple on the stem.  I used gouache for the highlights.

Watercolor on Yupo.  This is the dark color after it dried.

I lifted out the white part of the stem using a damp watercolor brush and a paper towel.  I left a little green to use as shadow.  I did this part at home.

I started lifting out the cap and adding red.  I lifted out some of the background as well and added orange.

NCBG AEW March, 2021

 

This was what it looked like after the last class.

This was what it looked like after some work at home.  I added more color and some darks to the orange persimmon.  I glazed some orange and red over the shadow of the orange persimmon taking the color out into the background.  I added some green to the tops of the persimmon as well as some shadows.  I removed the masking of the pornage persimmon (after everything was dry).

I added some red and orange to the shadow under the yellow persimmon.  I added more shadows to the yellow persimmon.  I added more color and shadows to the orange persimmon and worked in the masking fluid on the left side.  I worked on the green part adding more shadowsshadows.  I also started adding some textural lines to the orange persimmon. 

NCBG AEW March, 2021

 

Before Class.  This is the underpainting.

This was done between classes.  The work time was longer than the length of class so I did this to show you where this can go as far as detail.

I mixed a black.  Using the 3 primaries, leaned toward blue is the usual way to get a black or grey.  I used pthalo blue green shade and pyrrole scarlet, I did not need yellow becasue the red leans towards yellow and the blue leans towards green.  I mixed a brown with the same two colors but had more red in the mix and added a little yellow.  Brown is made with the 3 primaries leaned towards red and yellow.  I also made a dark green - pthalo blue, aureolin yellow, and a little yellow deep (warm yellow)..  

I added these 3 dark colors wet-on-dry to the background in various values from medium to dark (using water to lighten as needed) and let the edges mix or overlap. I then added some rose in some areas. I also did a light glaze of yellow to unify the background colors.  

I worked on the leaves using a dark bue green color I mixed with pthalo blue, aureolin yellow, and a little yellow deep (warm yellow).  I made textues almost like scribbling.  I make the white lines two ways - either working around them (negative painting) or I used a brush and paper towel to lift them out.  Then I added a shadow under or to the left of the line and added more texture in the spaces between the lines.  After that was dry i added a light yellow or red (near the petals on the leaf)  glaze in some areas.

I worked on the petals.  I added more rose in some areas to add shadows and texture.  For the shadows I layered slightly darker rose and added some ultramarine blue in some shadow areas.  I used the photo as my guide and pay attention to the values, this is mostly value work and secondarily color work.  

I also added some glazes of warm red (pyrrole scarlet) to some of the shadows on the left that glow (from light shining through).  I also added the warm red in several other areas using the photo as my guide.

I worked on the stamen adding warm yellow to the anther.  After that dried I added a warm brown to make shadows and a smaller amount of darker brown to deepen part of the shadow.  I added a very loight gray to the filaments and later added some yellow.

I worked on additional areas during class showing during demonstrartion time what I had done at home.

NCBG AEW March, 2021

I started adding some darks to the petals and the leaves.

I added the main cast shadow as well as the smaller ones on the leaves using blue.  I added some of the local color to the persimmon.  I started adding a shadow to the persimmon and also added a glaze of green to the middle.  

 

NCBG AEW March, 2021

I added 1-2 layers on this so far.  I consider this the underpainting.  It's the foundation for getting started.  From here we will start adding darks and then details and textures.  I will demo that in the next class.

I did not add anymore masking fluid. I did pour once more.  After that dried I splatterd some of the pouring colors to add some texture.  This is the ubderpainting.  The next step is to start adding darks which will be demonstrated in the next class.

 

NCBG AEW March, 2021

This is the beginning of working tilted wet-on-dry.  Keep it light and we will build the values with layers (I will show that more in the next class).  I plan to get the first layer on the entire painting before class.  I will repost when I get that done.

A modified watercolor pouring.  I have about 5 or 6 layers on this and about 3 different sessions of masking.  I plan to do a few more amd will post when I get it done.

Watercolor on Yupo.  We will transfer the drawing wiht white transfer paper and then lift out the image.  I will show you in class.  So this needs to be medium dark - dark.

 

Zoom Watercolor Pencil Class, March 2021

Using magenta, I shaded dry watercolor pencil on the two front cherries in the dark and more purple areas and into the shadows..  On the back cherry I am demonstrating adding the watercolor pencil to the paper already wet.  

I added Pale Geranium Lake to the red areas.  I Painted it pre-wet onto the back cherry.

I added Light Yellow Glaze and Dark Chrome Yellow to the stems.

I added a layer of Dark red to the dark areas of the cherries and into the shadows.  If I did not have Dark Red I would add more Magenta.  I painted it onto the back cherry.

I added Black to the cherries in the dark areras and shadows.  I painted it onto the back cherry.

I wet the front cherries and shadows.

I added Burnt Ochre, Black, and Light Green to the stems.

I wet the stems.

I shaded Warm gray V onto the background very lightly.

I wet the background, sanded more gray and a little color into the wet background, and used a brush to lightly paint it vertically.

 

Zoom Watercolor Pencil Class, March 2021

This is a color swatch and some mixtures that I sometimes do before starting a project.  I don't have to do these as often as I used to due to the familiarity I have with the color palettes I use in the mediums in which I work.  Watercolor pencil is a relatively newer medium so I still do these for some projects in watercolor pencil.

I am using Faber Castell Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils from the set of 24.

Cherries Palette:

For the cherries I will start with Magenta (133).   If you have another brand of watercolor pencils choose the closest you can come to magenta ( a cool/purple red or a reddish purple).  Other brand's names might be Mulberry, Deep Rose, Fushsia, Purplish Red.  

I will use Pale Geranium Lake (121) next.  If you have another brand choose the closest you can come to this red.  Other brand's names might be Carmine, Geranium Lake, Raspberry Red.

Then I will use Dark Red (225).  This red looks like a red such as magenta with a little green or black added.  You could use any dark red that your set has.

In the fourth step I will use Black (199).

Stem Palette:

For the stem I will start with Light Yellow Glaze (104), a cool/greenish yellow. Other brand's names might be Zinc Yellow, Pale Yellow, Lemon Yellow

And Dark Chrome Yellow (109), a warm/orange yellow. Other brand's names might be Orange Chrome, Deep Chrome, Dark Yellow, Saffron, Sicilian Yellow.

Also used on the stem are Burnt Ochre (187), Black (199), and Light Green (171)  Light Green Is a yellow green.  Burnt Ochre is a yellow-orange brown.  Other brand's names might be Sienna Brown, Cinnamon.

 

 Winter & Spring Classes 2021

Zoom classes with Kate Lagaly

For information and registration 

Email Carolyn at Carolyn_Langley@ncsu.edu

Drawing and Painting with Watercolor Pencils

Zoom Class

Fridays, March 12 and 26 (no class March 19)

From 10 am - Noon

Painting with Watercolor and White Gouache

Zoom Class

Fridays, April 16 and 23

From 10 am - 12:30 pm

Painting with Watercolor and White Gouache

Zoom Class

Fridays, May 14 and 21

From 10 am - 12:30 pm

In-Person and Zoom Classes with Kate Lagaly

at the North Carolina Botanical Garden

100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC  

Go to -  http://ncbg.unc.edu/register 

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from the drop down menu choose ADULT PROGRAMS,

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Advanced Expressive Watercolor 

In-Person Class

Wednesdays, March 10, 17, 24, 31 

From 1 - 4:30

Acrylic

In-Person Class

Wednesdays, April 7, 14, 21, 28

From 1 - 4:30

The Anatomy of Shadows: Form and Cast in Watercolor

Zoom Short Course

Saturday, April 24

From 1 - 4:30

Beginning Colored Pencil

In-Person Class

Wednesdays, May 5, 12, 19, 26

From 1 - 4:30

Summer & Fall Classes 2021

Zoom classes with Kate Lagaly

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Email Carolyn at Carolyn_Langley@ncsu.edu

Drawing with Colored Pencils

Zoom Class

Fridays, June 11 and 18

From 10 am - Noon

Drawing with Colored Pencils

Zoom Class

Fridays, July 16 and 23

From 10 am - Noon

Mixed Media: Colored Pencil over Watercolor and WC Pencil

Zoom Class

Fridays, August 13 and 20

From 10 am - 12:30 pm

Mixed Media: Colored Pencil over Watercolor and WC Pencil

Zoom Class

Fridays, September 17 and 24

From 10 am - 12:30 pm

Mixed Media: Colored Pencil over Watercolor and Pen & Ink

Zoom Class

Fridays, October 15 and 22

From 10 am - 12:30 pm

At the North Carolina Botanical Garden

100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC  

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from the drop down menu choose ADULT PROGRAMS,

 on the page click View and Register for Classes)

Intermediate Colored Pencil

In-Person Class

Wednesdays, June 9, 16, 23, 30

From 1 - 4:30

Advanced Colored Pencil

In-Person Class

Wednesdays, August 11, 18, 25, September 1 

From 1 - 4:30

Zoom Demo Zebra. This is the early process after wetting the applied watercolor pencil. 

I started adding a background and added some dry watercolor pencil on the neck and mane behind the ear.

I finished the background with the watercolor technique called sanding.  I demonstrated the main, muzzle, ear, fur, and stripes adding texture and value.  I also started adding the form shadows to add the structure of the zebra.

Added more color and highlights.

Continuing to refine.

This is the the stripe of watercolor pencil that was wet and then allowed to dry.  I then demonstrated, lifting with a damp brush and paper towel, erasing with a Tombow Mono Zero eraser, a pencil top eraser, and a battery operated eraser.  I showed adding the white pencil dry as well as painted on (like white gouache). I demonstrated adding color over the white.  This is to show you how to fix things and that changes can be to value and color from dark to light.