Step 1
Peaceful River 8 x 12 Watercolor painting by Roland Lee
Step 2
In the beginning stages I use broad loose washes to describe both the water and trees. I am preserving whites and lighter glazes which will become highlights in the finished […]
Step 3
Examine the tree area in the upper right. I have used a 2B pencil to outline a few areas where I intend to create edges with succeeding glazes of darker […]
Step 4
Using the negative painting technique I start to shape the white tree trunks and upper foliage as well as the distant spruces. Now I move to the foliage on the […]
Step 5
Can you identify all the places in this painting where I used negative painting to create positive and negative shapes in the foliage? Remember we only see shapes in nature […]
