In these two classes we'll continue to work on the concepts of Glazing and Granulation introduced in Class Three. There's so much to try out, and learn, that you won't get bored. Let's start with Glazing.
The picture on the right is a typical exercise used to demonstrate the color layering technique commonly referred to as 'Glazing.'
Colors from the palette are painted on the paper in vertical lines and the paint is allowed to dry. Then the same colors are applied in horizontal lines, and where any two lines intersect glazing occurs. Since watercolor paint is transparent, the color on the bottom shows through the color on the top, and the result is a mixing of the two colors similar to the effect you would get if you layered sheets of colored glass.
Remember that to be considered 'glazing' the first color has to be allowed to dry before applying the second color. Additional layers can be added on top of these, and each layer changes the result.
This example was done by a student, and very nicely done at that! You will want to save the finished exercise and use it as a reference in future paintings.
These exercises were also done by a student and you can see he's having some
fun with the paint.
These exercises are their own reward, and they too make good reference material for later paintings.
But this small exercise turned out so beautifully that it inspired the finished painting below . . . .
