How to draw a beautiful drawing with paints. Watercolor drawing lesson for beginners

All children love to draw. But sometimes the child does not turn out the way he wants. Or maybe he doesn’t have enough familiar ways to express himself? Then you can inspire him to experiment with different techniques, among which there is sure to be a favorite. After that, your child will probably want to invent something new.
Patterns from dots

First, draw the simplest squiggle. Then, using a cotton swab and paints (gouache or acrylic), we make intricate patterns, as the soul lies. Paints are best pre-mixed and slightly diluted with water on the palette.

Frottage

Since childhood, a technique familiar and loved by many. We put an object with a slightly protruding relief under a sheet of paper and paint over it with pastel, chalk or an unsharpened pencil.

Foam prints

Having dipped a sponge in thick gouache, a child can draw landscapes, bouquets of flowers, lilac branches or animals.

Blotography

One option: drip paint on a sheet and tilt it in different directions to get some kind of image. Second: the child dips the brush into the paint, then puts the inkblot on a sheet of paper and folds the sheet in half so that the inkblot is printed on the second half of the sheet. Then he unfolds the sheet and tries to understand who or what the drawing looks like.

Other drawings using the clasography method can be viewed

Hand and foot prints

It's simple: you need to dip your foot or palm in paint and make an imprint on paper. And then use your imagination and finish drawing a couple of details.

You can see more about the method of drawing with palms

Paint Patterns

For such an application, you need to apply a thick layer of paint on paper. Then, with the back end of the brush, scratch patterns on the still wet paint - a variety of lines and curls. When dry, cut out the desired shapes and stick on a thick sheet.

Fingerprints

The name speaks for itself. It is necessary to paint the finger with a thin layer and make an imprint. A couple of strokes with a felt-tip pen - and you're done!

Monotype

A drawing is applied to a flat smooth surface (for example, glass). Then a sheet of paper is applied, and the print is ready. To make it more blurry, a sheet of paper must first be wetted. When everything is dry, you can add details and outlines if desired.

Grattage

The highlight of the work is that the drawing needs to be scratched. A sheet of cardboard is tightly shaded with spots of multi-colored oil pastels. Then black gouache must be mixed on a palette with soap and painted over the entire sketch. When the paint is completely dry, scratch the pattern with a toothpick.

air paints

To prepare the dye, you need to mix a tablespoon of "self-rising" flour, a few drops of food coloring and a tablespoon of salt. Add a little water to the consistency of thick sour cream and mix well. The paint can be placed in a confectionery syringe or in a small bag. Tie tightly and cut corner. We draw on paper or ordinary cardboard. We place the finished drawing for 10-30 seconds in the microwave at maximum mode.

"Marble" paper

We paint over a sheet of paper with yellow acrylic paint. When it dries completely, paint over again with diluted pink paint and immediately cover with cling film. The film needs to be crumpled and gathered into folds, since it is they who will create the desired pattern for us. We wait for complete drying and remove the film.

water painting

Draw a simple shape in watercolor and fill it with water. Until it dries out, we put colored blots on it so that they mix with each other and form such smooth transitions.

Prints of vegetables and fruits

Vegetable or fruit should be cut in half. Then you can cut some kind of pattern on it or leave it as it is. We dip into the paint and make prints on paper. For prints, you can use an apple, potato, carrot or celery.

Leaf prints

The principle is the same. We smear the leaves with paint and make prints on paper.

Drawings with salt

If you sprinkle salt on a still wet watercolor drawing, it will be saturated with paint and, when dried, will create a grainy effect.

Brush instead of brush

Sometimes, for the sake of experiment, it is worth trying something unexpected. For example, a household brush.

Ebru or water painting

We need a container of water. The main requirement is that its area coincides with the area of ​​a sheet of paper. You can use an oven roaster or a large tray. You will also need oil paints, a solvent for them and a brush. The point is to create patterns with paint on water, and then dip a piece of paper in them. How it's done: www.youtube.com

cracked wax effect

With wax pencils, draw an image on thin paper. In our case, a flower. The background must be fully shaded. We crumple well and then straighten the sheet with the pattern. We paint over it with dark paint so that it enters into all the cracks. We wash the drawing under the tap and dry it. If required, smooth with an iron.

About drawing on crumpled paper you can see

Offset cardstock prints

We cut the cardboard into small strips, about 1.5 × 3 cm. Dip the edge of a piece of cardboard in paint, press it vertically against the paper and evenly shift it to the side. Wide lines will be obtained, from which the pattern is created.

Cam prints

For such a drawing, the child will have to clench his hands into fists. Then dip the back of your fingers into the paint and make prints, creating the desired shape. Fish and crabs can be created using fingerprints.

Not only children dream of learning how to draw, especially since many adults have talents that have remained unrealized. There are various easy techniques that allow you to make drawings with paints for beginners. The easiest way to learn creativity is with gouache, you can also use watercolor or oil paints, but certain skills are needed to work with the latter.

Artist's Kit - Components

To learn how to draw, you can not do without paints. It is better to buy high-quality paints right away, because too cheap ones fit worse, therefore, the learning process will be less productive. A beginner should not spend money on a professional set: to start drawing from scratch, it is enough to have basic colors:

• titanium white;
• yellow (lemon, medium yellow, yellow ocher);
• red (carmine, cadmium);
• blue;
• emerald and light green;
• black.

The easiest way to work with gouache, but an adult or a schoolboy can easily cope with watercolor. The ideal option is not an ordinary nursery, but a watercolor for artists, which has the best quality. Budget sets of 24 colors cost 400-500 rubles. In principle, five tones (red, blue, yellow, white, black) are enough for the artist, and the rest can be created by mixing. To combine paints, you need to immediately buy a palette. Form, material can be any. On sale there are round, oval, square palettes, wood products, plastic. The size of the palette is also left to the user's choice.

It is equally important to choose a good brush. For beginners, three brushes of different sizes are enough. You can also buy an additional thin brush for bitmaps, small details. Squirrel brushes are the most popular - they perfectly absorb water, give it longer, therefore they paint without spots, stripes. This brush is good for glazing or creating clear contours.

Suitable for a novice artist and kolinsky brush - round, with a sharp tip. It is also convenient to work out thin contours, elegant details in the technique of watercolor painting. Be sure to include a flat wide brush for pouring. She performs the background or stripes over a large area of ​​the canvas, sheet of paper. Over time, fan, linear, and retouch brushes are usually added to the collection of brushes. It is important to inspect the brushes for the reliability of the connection between the pile and the handle - it must be very strong.

Other accessories in the artist's kit:

1. Paper. For watercolors, you should buy a special paper with low absorption, which will not allow water to wet the sheet until it is completely dry. On plain printer paper, watercolor tends to bleed. The best option is hot-pressed paper, which additionally has a very smooth surface.
2. Thinners. Special solvents will be required to dilute oil paints. Usually linseed oil or turpentine is used for this. Organic solvents are not recommended - they spoil the structure of the oil paint, remove the beautiful shine. However, to clean paint from brushes, you need to buy turpentine, white spirit.
3. Canvas. Usually used for painting with oils or acrylics. The stores have ready-made canvases in stretchers made of linen, cotton, synthetics. Natural fabrics are dense, sag a little, drawings look more beautiful on them. You can also make a canvas yourself. To do this, you need to buy a stretcher, cover it with a cloth, then prime it. As the primer dries, pull the canvas a little tighter.
4. Easel. It is recommended to purchase it if you plan to take drawing seriously. The easel is placed at eye level, which gives an excellent overview of the picture, helps to work correctly and quickly look for flaws. For small canvases, there are mini easels on sale.
5. Protective varnish. It is advisable to cover the picture with varnish, this will help protect it from ultraviolet radiation, make the colors saturated.

Also, to compile an artist's kit, you need to buy jars for brushes, wet wipes, cotton rags. To work with oil, you will need a palette knife - a spatula for thick paint, removing dried material and applying beautiful strokes. Another option is to buy clip-on oilers (single or double) that contain paint and are easy to attach to your palette.

Watercolor painting techniques

You need to learn different ways of drawing in stages, moving from the easiest to the most difficult. At first, most artists use sketching, then they begin to show imagination and create their own masterpieces. It is recommended to start learning how to work with watercolor with the techniques described below.

Flat brush painting

If the drawing is invented, you should follow these steps step by step:

1. Draw a square, a rectangle to indicate the beginning, end of the layer. With a dark shade, draw a thin line from the upper left corner to the upper right corner.
2. Wet the brush with watercolor. Run the second stroke from the bottom edge of the first line, covering the accumulated paint below. You need to work quickly so that there are no streaks of watercolor or gently wash them with a cloth.
3. Repeat this action again with the next line. It is better to use the flat edge of the brush for strokes, which will make the bottom of the stroke more even. Intermittent strokes must be immediately redrawn.
4. Completely fill in the intended contour, repeating the steps in the same way. It is important at the same time to observe the evenness of the tone of the paint, not to change the brand of watercolor. On paper that is too thick, the strokes may be uneven. Then it is recommended to slightly sprinkle the sheet with water, get wet, let it dry, and only then start drawing.

At the end of the work, it is necessary to rinse the brush, squeeze it dry, remove all the clots of paint at the bottom of the last stroke with it, preventing the picture from discoloring. To give the picture texture, you can leave it to dry at an angle.

Gradient

First, you also need to work out a square, a rectangle (in the future, this will be the drawing required by the artist). Then the following steps should be taken:

• dip the brush in a dark shade of the desired color, draw a vertical or horizontal stroke;
• wipe the brush with a cloth, paper towel, dip in a lighter shade of the same color, draw a stroke overlapping part of the previous one;
• rinse, wipe the brush, make another stroke (lighter, darker or a completely different color);
• repeat until the shape is filled;
• rinse the brush, dry it, pick up the remaining paint.

With the help of a gradient, you can create very interesting transitions that form the basis of the future picture.

watercolor glaze

The glaze technique requires the imagination of the artist; with its help, the landscape, the image of autumn and summer, the landscape come out well. Description of the technique on the example of the landscape:

• complete the sky above, the river below with blue watercolor;
• dilute the paint with water, draw a waterfall;
• make pink clouds in the sky;
• draw the bottom of the picture and the mountain in yellow;
• let all layers dry well;
• using dark blue to shade the horizon of the mountain and its top, they can also beautifully decorate the waterfall;
• make the banks of the river orange, shade the sky a little;
• as the drawing dries, draw bubbles on the waterfall in purple;
• you can draw trees along the banks of the river - the trunks are brown, the leaves are green;
• shade blue sky, water;
• draw grass in blue, green;
• you can depict trees and fruits under them.

The meaning of glazing is that all layers of paint interact with each other, overlap one another and, when overlapping, give even more interesting effects.

"Wet" technique

Before drawing, you need to moisten a sheet of paper with water. Of course, the paper needs to be thick, not sagging. Wetting is done with a sponge, after squeezing it out. Moisture should be evenly distributed over the sheet and not shine, otherwise there is too much water on it.

• first draw a background, choosing any light shade;
• make a drawing of a vase;
• draw leaves in a vase using yellow, red, orange;
• apply each new shade after partial drying of the previous one, the vagueness of the lines creates very interesting effects;
• at the end of the work, you can place accents with brown, dark brown, burgundy, make shadows;
• with a wet clean brush, do some blurring of the borders, but do not overdo it to eliminate the sloppy look of the picture.

You should not combine cold and warm tones in one picture, this will give a visual dissonance.

Dry brush drawing

It is easy to draw in this technique. The paint must be taken on a dry brush, then a stroke on paper. Preliminary it is recommended to sketch with a pencil. At first, the sketches will be quite rough - for example, the outlines of the sky, trunks and branches of trees, a river. After the first layer dries, details are added, shadows are created, texture is drawn. Then they make a background around, place the necessary accents.

When drawing, you need to change the pressure on the brush, which will add or remove texture. It is important that the brush does not remain too wet after rinsing and blotting. Otherwise, the paint will not give the effect of texture, it will look flat.

No excess moisture

The technique is well suited for drawing clouds, streams of light. Before starting work, you need to prepare a few sponges or sponges for the face. First, strokes are made with a dry or wet brush, then they are rubbed with sponges. It is important not to rub the sheet hard so as not to damage the paper. Highlights can be done with paper towels. After, if necessary, the contours of the drawings and accents are drawn with a thin dry brush.

Discoloration of dried paint

In this case, the already dried drawing is clarified. Moisten the desired areas with a cloth, gently wipe with a dry brush. It is best to use brushes with stiff bristles, which can scrape off the paint a little. Actions must be careful, otherwise there is a risk of damaging the paper. Instead of using a rag, it is acceptable to spray paper from a spray bottle, and then moisten the moisture with a paper towel. Another option is to gently rub the pattern with sandpaper, then you do not need to wet it first.

Gouache for beginners

Usually, learning to draw with gouache is recommended as early as childhood - from 4-6 years old. It is very easy to apply, does not float, and is much easier to work with than watercolor. Gouache drawings can be very diverse - nature, animals, flowers and trees, fruits, etc. Adults paint real landscapes with gouache.

You can make drawings not only on paper, but also on canvas, plywood, wood, fabric, even on stones, pebbles. For this purpose, it is better to purchase not children's, but artistic gouache, which is of high quality. First, a sketch is made with a pencil, after which it is painted over. Start with dark colors, gradually moving to light ones. Mixing paints must take into account the color wheel, otherwise the result will be a gray tone.

Features of oil paints

Experienced artists greatly appreciate oil paints, which are available in a wide range in specialized stores. The paints contain mineral substances, organic and synthetic components. They are diluted not with water, but with linseed oil, which gives brightness, richness of tone. Paints dry for a long time, but the drawing can be corrected for a certain time. To dilute dried, thickened paint, a special oil is also used, which is sold in the art departments.

Types of oil paints

There are three types of oil paints:

1. Highly artistic. Usually they are used for professional painting. The price of the material is high due to the excellent quality of the components. For decades, paints do not lose color, do not fade.
2. Sketchy. Suitable for beginners, inexpensive, can be used in different techniques.
3. Studio. They have an intermediate price between the two listed options, suitable for artists and beginners.

Also, oil paints are transparent, opaque. The latter are denser, do not transmit light. If the packaging is marked with a “*”, such material is very resistant, it lasts a long time. The more stars, the higher the quality of the paint.

Rules and drawing techniques

The oil painting looks very beautiful. The strokes look each on its own, although it is rather difficult to achieve such an effect. There are two main techniques: in one coating (alla prima) and in several layers. For a multi-layer overlay of paints, you will have to try - work quickly, do not dilute the material, know its properties and how one tone will look over the second. Oil consumption for multilayer application is usually high.

Single-layer drawing has its drawbacks. So, over time, strokes can crack due to paint shrinkage, so most professionals dry the first coat and apply at least one more. Thus, material costs can be reduced.

• the lighting should be good, otherwise there is a risk of making unnecessary shadows in the picture;
• first you need to draw a contour, then make oil strokes along the lines;
• colors can be mixed, knowing the basic principles of combining tones;
• usually they paint pictures, starting with bright elements, highlighting the darkest and lightest points;
• after completing the sketch, outline the contours and details, make the necessary accents;
• the finished picture must be allowed to dry for three days, but on the second day you can make some edits;
• the canvas after drying can not be rubbed, touched with hands.

Acrylic paints combine the properties of oil and watercolor, they do not fade, they are not afraid of water. You can apply layers directly on the previous ones, without waiting for them to dry. To begin with, it is better to buy a set of 6 colors, then expand to 18. Acrylic painting is on paper, canvas, fabric, glass, plastic, stones. Dilute the paint with water, solvents. The following techniques are used:

• dry - on paper, canvas;
• wet - on a dampened canvas;
• glazing - applying a thick layer and its subsequent shading;
• impasto - drawing with clearly distinguishable strokes.

To give the picture a complete look, you can apply individual strokes with felt-tip pens, markers, pencils, pastels. At first, simple pictures are performed, then they move on to still lifes, views from the window, and portraits. For training, it will be useful to apply the technique of abstraction - to make spots and add details, giving them an image.

Tips for working with acrylic are as follows:

• nearby it is necessary to have a spray with water to moisten quick-drying paints;
• when adding water, you can make a more transparent material from acrylic paint;
• it is impossible to introduce too much water, after drying the paint may crumble;
• before wetting the brush in the paint, you need to dry it;
• to slow down the drying of the material, the addition of not water, but a solvent will help;
• to preserve the pattern, it is varnished.

Drawings on fabric

It is quite difficult to make fabric drawings, it is better to practice on a different basis. With experience, it is quite possible to draw on silk, synthetics, natural fabrics. First, the fabric must be washed, ironed, pulled onto a frame or placed on a flat surface. Place an oilcloth under the fabric, make a drawing with a special felt-tip pen for matter. After doing art painting. The easiest way is to work on ready-made stencils, but you can make a drawing yourself. After a day of drying, you need to iron the product with an iron, after 2 days it can be washed.

Paintings on canvas

For acrylic, canvas is the ideal base. Paints must be prepared in advance, diluted with water. If mixing is planned, it is better to use a special solvent, otherwise the material will dry quickly. The palette should be periodically sprinkled with water. They begin to draw the largest details, as they draw smaller lines, they change the brushes to thin ones. The rate of dilution of paints with water to create more transparent tones is less than 20%.

Drawings on paper

For the first time, it is worth trying drawing on paper. Since the structure of the paints is dense (it is, in fact, liquid plastic), ordinary thin paper will not work. It is better to take cardboard or special thick paper. Also, drawings can be done on paper wallpaper that is already pasted on the walls. This is a popular design technique that allows you to decorate plain material and give the room an original look.

glass painting

The pictures on the glass look very beautiful, reminiscent of a finished stained glass window. The contours of the future drawing are made with a thin marker according to the sketch, which is placed under the glass. After that, paints are applied in layers, forming the desired combinations of colors, accents, lighter and darker zones. At the end of the work, acrylic varnish is applied to the painting.

Paints give endless scope for imagination. Learning to draw is easy. Even without talent, you can make beautiful drawings with sufficient diligence and perseverance.

Drawing classes help to relax, calm down and get away from everyday, domestic problems into the world of dreams and fantasies. You can start drawing with anything: pencils, gouache, charcoal, oil paints, watercolors. But only a box of watercolors familiar from childhood can give a ticket to childhood, a world of fantasy and adventure. What can be painted with watercolors?

Where to begin

With ease, they will help you create a variety of images, landscapes, still lifes, everything your heart desires.

To begin with, it is worth arming yourself with desire, patience, various brushes, paints, a palette and water containers. Sometimes it is useful to have sponges, paper napkins, and also simple pencils and sponges on hand. So what can you paint with watercolors? How to make drawings of the highest quality and professionalism?

Watercolor paints - to fight

Both experienced artists and beginners, including the smallest ones, love to paint with watercolors. It contains natural, harmless pigments. The adhesives in these paints are also created by nature. Used mainly such as gum arabic, casein, honey, dextrin, phenol. The brush is wetted with clean water, then paint is picked up, then conceived images begin to appear on the surface of the paper.

What can be painted with watercolors? Due to the transparency of the pigments, they are able to convey weightlessness, lightness, freshness. So, for example, to draw something light, weightless with oil paints, you have to apply several opaque shades one on top of the other until the desired effect is obtained. Watercolor is a universal medium, because thanks to the unique structure of paints, it becomes possible to reproduce all genres, original and unpredictable effects. Pigments on paper seem to melt, spread, their mixtures can create various combinations of colors and shades. What can you paint with watercolor for beginners? Whatever the soul of the artist desires.

The question arises: what about gouache? How are they different from gouache? Transparency is what distinguishes watercolor from gouache, where pigments are mixed with white.

There are many interesting ways to paint with this paint. The main ones are described below.

Flat brush painting

What can be beautifully painted with watercolors? Let's figure it out. Anything can be beautifully painted with watercolors. But there are also unusual ways to do it. There is an interesting method of painting, performed with a flat brush, designed for paints on a wide variety of bases, both water-based and oil-based, acrylic. Its principle is as follows: two different colors of paint are drawn on the edges of a flat brush.

Work is done on a dry sheet of paper. First - a square or triangle outline is drawn to determine the beginning and end of the layer. Next, colors are selected, and a line is drawn along the upper left corner to the right corner (left-handers start drawing from right to left). With this technique you can get masterpieces! So, plants are often drawn:

• flowers;
• petals;
• floral ornaments;
• snow-covered firs.

Differentiated (in certain areas of the picture) blur

This method is the main one among professional artists. It is done as follows:

What can be painted with watercolor in this way? This method is used by artists to depict the sky, large meadows, glades, water, various surfaces where transparency, lightness and immensity are required. It becomes possible to convey in the picture all the shades of natural beauty, natural overflows. Differential blur helps show the richness and magic of natural beauty.

Glazing

What can be painted with watercolors in stages? A method resembling blur, but in this case, the pigment should be applied to a dry sheet of paper. Glazing allows you to adjust the color and tone of the picture, clearly work out the transitions of shades. When working with glazing, each color should be dried separately in stages. This is how the background of the drawing is created, if the artist wishes, the sky, the sea, any extensive surfaces are drawn.

"Wet on wet"

What can be easily painted with watercolors? There is a method developed by European artists that allows you to paint landscapes and natural phenomena in a wonderful way. The secret of the method lies in the fact that the paint is applied to a wet sheet. The entire canvas is evenly wetted with clean water. It is most convenient to do this with a sponge, but a large soft brush will do. Further, the necessary strokes are applied with a brush, creating unique shapes, shades, color transitions in the work.

"Dry brush"

This method requires certain skills and skill of the artist. An almost dry hard brush is used here. Paper - should also remain dry. A large amount of paint is collected on the brush and the study of images begins. On bumpy surfaces, it is possible to create clear marked marks, create effects similar to pencil drawings.

In this way, both independent works are created, and individual elements that are lost in a dull background are worked out. What drawings can be painted with watercolor "dry brush"? Very often this method is used to create portraits, landscapes, still lifes. In a word - wherever detailed elaboration of images is required. A “dry brush” is able to bring clarity, clarity to a drawing, like a pencil - to show the necessary lines and curves, one might say - to write a whole work about what the artist painted.

flushing

What can be painted with watercolor paints? There is another unusual way of using watercolors used by professional artists. In this case, the pigment needs to be washed off after it has completely dried. The part of the work that needs correction is wetted with water. Next, blot this area with a soft absorbent cloth. Excess paint, along with water, will remain on the fabric. This technique creates unusual shapes, curves, lines, gives volume to figures, color depth.

Drawing with water on paint

A layer of watercolor is applied to a sheet of paper. When the paint dries, take a clean brush, wet it with water and drip drops of water on the desired areas. This allows you to create layering, volume, the illusion of cracking rounded shapes.

Glaze

Watercolor paints of light tones are applied one on top of the other in a certain order: lighter shades are lower, darker ones are higher. The pigment is transferred to a sheet of paper with the thinnest brush strokes only after the previous layer has dried.

As a result, volumetric figures will appear, in which all colors will complement each other without mixing, allowing you to see the boundaries of multi-layer paint application.

scratching

A method that allows you to remove individual areas of paint on a dry surface. In some cases, in this way, within the same tone, its enlightenment is made.

Disguise

What can be painted with watercolors easily for kids? In principle - anything, but in this method - there is an element of mystery and mystery that can attract the attention of any child. On a sheet of paper, before applying a layer of watercolor, with the help of wax or paraffin, areas that should remain unpainted are closed. Next - work is done with paints. As soon as all the paint dries, the wax can be rolled up with your hands, with a brush, or left on the canvas.

Addendum

A different color is added to the wet areas of the future work, which in a unique way creates illusions, bizarre overflows. Using this method, you can create different color solutions that are not possible with the usual mixing of paints on a palette.

A little history of watercolor painting

Even primitive people discovered and began to use watercolor natural pigments. They mixed them with water, applied them to the rocks with their fingers, as well as simple tools (sticks, bones).

In ancient Egypt, water-soluble dyes were used to create amazing, original paintings on the walls of the palaces of the pharaohs, tombs, religious buildings; during excavations, intricate watercolor drawings depicted on papyrus were found.

Watercolor paints were known to masters from Japan and China.

The works were done on silk, as well as on handmade rice paper. The artists of the Far East painted contemplative landscapes in the tradition of their schools, filling the images with literary allusions and calligraphy.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, a classical technique was developed in England, which absorbed all the most important, interesting things, which made it possible to achieve amazing results with the help of watercolors. Watercolor pigments were used in the wash technique, allowing light reflections from the paper surface to be transferred to the canvas.

For centuries, artists have been preparing water-soluble paints for themselves, keeping unique recipes in secret. In watercolor painting, the surface on which the artist works also plays an important role. The texture of the canvas is also an obvious and important factor in the work of real professionals. The texture of the surface of the paper changes under layers of paint, the slippery smoothness of pastels, under the overlay of collages. All these changes need to be felt, caught as if they are a continuation of the artist himself, and directed in the right direction.

From the article you will learn how to paint flowers with gouache, create picturesque rural and mountain landscapes. At the end, useful tips are given that will help facilitate the work and do it as accurately as possible.

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It's nice to look at the paintings created by the artists. Many people like to admire the canvases, mentally transport themselves to where the plot takes place. But not everyone knows that if you wish, you can become a painter and create canvases for yourself, your family, and give them to friends. If you like this kind of creativity, it will be possible to transfer stories to canvas, then this activity can be profitable if you sell paintings. Therefore, let's draw, and perhaps this activity will captivate and enjoy it so much that it will become your favorite hobby and even a source of income.

How to draw flowers with gouache

If you need to draw a landscape in which the sky occupies most of it, then its background is written using the fill method, and then the details are drawn.

If you want to reproduce these poppies on canvas, start the drawing by creating a background. For work you will need:

• gouache;
• palette;
• paper for watercolor or gouache;
• brushes;
• rag;
• a jar of water.

So, before depicting flowers with gouache, starting from the upper right corner, retouch a sheet of paper with direct diagonal movements, not reaching the bottom. Here, paint it with light green paint.

Now mix green and yellow colors in the palette, draw a few light blades of grass in the foreground of the canvas. Add yellow highlights. Watch the video at the end of the article, which shows you step by step how to draw gouache flowers.

Here's how to draw flowers in gouache to make them look as realistic as possible. With the help of this paint, picturesque paintings are also created.

How easy it is to draw a winter landscape with gouache

For work, take:

• a set of artistic gouache, consisting of 12 colors;
• A 3 format sheet;
• 2 flat boar bristle brushes No. 9 and 18;
• palette;
• a jar of water.

A palette knife is used to apply thick paint to the canvas, as well as to mix and clean the palette. With it, the paint is applied with relief or even strokes.

This is the tool you will need to draw the mountains. If you do not have a palette knife, then replace it with a small dull knife. You can adapt the most unusual items, for example, use a slightly sharpened ice cream stick, make a palette knife from an old business card holder.

Mix purple, blue and white paint. From right to left diagonally, apply several confident strokes on the canvas. The paint in this place should lie in a thick layer. Let it dry and apply over the white. Then continue to paint the landscape with gouache.

Next, with the help of whitewash, make them snowy. Also draw white clouds in the background. On the right, you can depict another Christmas tree. At the bottom along the line of mountains, draw the outlines of the forest and create snowdrifts in the foreground with white paint. She will also help to draw them in the center of the landscape.

Here's how to paint with gouache so that you get such a picturesque canvas. If you like the theme of mountains, you can create some more landscapes by first doing a pencil sketch.

How to draw a landscape step by step

Here we see all the necessary outlines:

• clouds;
• foreground vegetation;
• bushes.

You will need a brown tone for the mountains, make some green strokes here to paint the vegetation.

Using the same paint, depict a meadow. Dark green strokes will fall on the canvas in the form of bushes. The same paint will help draw the stems of plants, you will depict flowers with yellow.

How to draw nature in gouache

Cover some trees with dark green paint, as shown in the photo. When it dries, apply a yellow, light green tone to make the painted trees more realistic.

You can beautifully draw a landscape by watching the video. A step-by-step tutorial will help you create a different painting.

Rural landscape in gouache

While this part of the drawing dries, wash the brush. She needs to draw the trees located in the background and the ground. Draw a tree trunk with dark brown paint, and twigs with a thin brush.

You will create the foliage with the following interesting method. Take a brush with round bristles, dip it in yellow, burgundy, green colors and, tapping on paper, draw foliage.

Draw the flowers in the same way, but with the help of paint of red, yellow, pink colors.

• Gouache is sold in tubes and small jars. Get it in the package that you like best.
• It is not necessary to buy many flowers at once. The main thing is to purchase the necessary ones: white, blue, black, yellow, red, brown. Some others you can create by mixing these paints.
• Before applying colors to the canvas, even if you don't mix gouache, apply it to the palette first. So you will not be mistaken in color and you can make paints of the desired density by adding the required amount of water.
• If gouache cracks, add a little gum arabic to it and stir well.
• Before applying additional layers of paint on top of the first or lower ones, wait until they dry.
• Since gouache is water-based, when you're done, the paint will dry, then varnish it. It is better to work each color separately, rinsing the brush well, which will absorb the paint.

Each of us is an artist at heart. Remember the golden moments of childhood, when we enthusiastically painted with paints “kalyaki-malaki”. The art of painting is the greatest mystery in the world. With the help of paints and brushes, real miracles appear on the canvas. Many mistakenly believe that they do not have artistic talent. In fact, anyone can learn to paint with paints. How to paint real works of art with watercolors? To do this, you only need to follow simple recommendations.

What will we need?

So, we decided to enter the world of art and become artists. How to paint with watercolor correctly? This will require the following tools:

• paints;
• brushes;
• palette;
• sheets of paper.

The choice of accessories should be taken very carefully. The final result - a work of art - depends on them.

Choosing colors

How to paint with watercolors yourself? First of all, you need to choose the right colors. There are a huge number of watercolors on the shelves of art stores. Which one is better to choose?

Do not look at the price category here. High cost is not always a guarantee of quality.

It is better to choose paints made on the basis of beeswax. On the cover should be the inscription "honey". They have the brightest color.

Paint brushes

The brushes are just as important. Which of them are most suitable for watercolor?

The brush should be soft and pick up paint well. Its tip must be pointed. The bristles of the brush should be well fixed on the base. The best option would be brushes made from squirrel wool. Their bristles correspond to the declared parameters.

How many brushes will you need? To paint small parts of the picture, you should purchase a thin brush (number 1 or 2). For the main part - a greater thickness (numbers 5-6 or 7).

Palette

The palette serves as a kind of “draft”, a place for mixing paints. Several paints of different colors are applied to the palette, they are mixed. The result is the desired shade.

You can purchase a ready-made plastic palette. You can also do it yourself. For this, a sheet of thick paper is suitable, which should be folded around the edges.

Choosing watercolor paper

The process of choosing paper should be treated with special attention. The fact is that watercolor is a translucent paint. It requires a lot of water to work. If you draw on plain paper, it can quickly get wet from water. It is better to purchase special paper for watercolor. It is denser and thicker. Its surface is rough. Water particles get stuck on the rough surface of the paper. This prevents spreading.

Let's start drawing

How to paint with watercolors yourself? Having studied the basic features of watercolor paint, we know that it requires a large amount of water. The drawing is translucent, airy, flying. This effect is due to the structure of the paint.

There are 2 main watercolor painting techniques:

1. Dry technology.
2. Raw paper technique.

Everyone is familiar with the basics of dry technique since childhood: we pick up paint on a brush and draw. Depending on the type of drawing, you can pre-draw its outline with a pencil.

To get the desired color, you need to dip the brush in water, then in the desired paint and apply it to the palette. After that, the brush is washed with water and lowered into the paint of a different color. The resulting colors are mixed on the palette. The result will be the desired shade.

What is the difference between watercolor painting on wet paper? This technique is quite interesting, because. it allows you to create an unusual effect. To do this, before you start drawing, you should moisten a sheet of paper well with water. Until it dries, watercolor paint is applied to the wet paper. When mixed with water, it spreads, leaving fancy patterns on paper.

Let's draw

So, we purchased materials for work. Learned basic drawing techniques. Now you can proceed directly to the creative process.

How to paint with watercolor for beginners? For starters, it is recommended to try to study the paint. What will be required for this? Consider the basic lessons of acquaintance with paints:

1. We study colors. Take a sheet of watercolor paper. Pick up the color you like with the brush. Put it on paper. Look at the effect. Now increase the amount of pressure on the brush. See how the color has changed (it should darken). Now fill the brush with more water and dip it into the paint. Draw a wet brush over the paper - the drawing will be translucent.
2. We mix colors. Try mixing several colors. What shades are the result?
3. Apply yellow, orange, red to the sheet. Study them. What emotions do they evoke? Now apply blue, purple, black to the sheet. What are the feelings now?
4. We draw from nature. Now we need to learn how to display the objects around us. Put an apple in front of you. Study it carefully. See what color it is. Try to draw it.

Practical work

After learning the basic skills of the art of painting, you can move on to independent work.

Learning to paint objects around us in watercolor. Look around. What do you see? You can draw a still life. To do this, put in front of you a few items of utensils and any fruit. Try to picture them.

What else can be painted with watercolors? There are no restrictions here. It all depends on the imagination of the artist. You can draw everything that surrounds us. You can draw your own invented world.

You can start learning the basic techniques of working with watercolors by painting flowers and trees.

How to draw a flower?

Draw a flower with watercolors yourself:

1. Think about what flower to draw.
2. Explore its primary colors.
3. Using a simple pencil, draw the main outline on the paper.
4. Choose a paint for the background and paint over it.
5. After the background is dry, you can start painting with watercolors.
6. Paint over the flower with translucent paint.
7. After the watercolor has dried, draw the outline with a darker paint.
8. After the drawing has dried, place accents on the flower. This will give it volume. To place accents, it is necessary to apply several dense strokes along the contour of the flower with contrasting paint. Our drawing is ready.

Painting with watercolors is a simple and very exciting activity. Each of us can feel like a real artist, creating whole works of art. You just have to listen to the suggested advice.