Watercolor painting grading, how to toning watercolor

The color palette of watercolor painting is similar to that of oil painting, but it should be noted that 1. The coverage of watercolor is much smaller than that of oil painting, and it basically cannot be covered. 2. In oil painting, you should use white to lighten the color, but you can't use white in watercolor painting, you need to use water, and the rest depends on your color sense.

How to mix watercolor:

1. Prepare the three primary colors On a clean palette, mix a little ultramarine blue, cadmium lemon yellow and permanent red with water in a separate color grid.

2. Bring out the secondary color Use a straw to take two of the three primary colors and mix them in another independent color grid to get the secondary color. This results in six colors: blue, green, yellow, orange, red, and violet.

3. Mix each color with the adjacent color to get six cubic colors.

4. Dilution with water: choose to use coarse water to dilute acrylic paint, watercolor is to use water as a medium to dilute and blend acrylic paint, the amount of water determines the color of the picture, the darker the brightness, the smaller the lightness, the greater the brightness.

The watercolor pigment toning methods are:

1. Direct mixing method: Squeeze the desired colors directly onto the palette or artboard, and then mix them together with a brush. By adjusting the amount of pigments and the ratio of the mixture, the desired hue and brightness can be obtained.

2. Wet mixing method: first apply a layer of water to the drawing board or paper, and then paint some different pigments on the wet surface. The pigments diffuse and mix on the wet surface, creating a gentle transition effect.

You can use a wet brush or a brush full of water to adjust the degree of paint diffusion and blending.

3. Dry mixing method: apply different pigments on the drawing board or paper, and then mix them together with a dry brush or sponge. This method allows the pigments to form distinct patches and textures between each other.

4. Coating superposition method: first coat the entire area with a layer of color, wait for it to dry completely, and then add another layer of color on it. With layering and transparency effects, richer color effects and details can be produced.

5. Peeling method: first apply a layer of pigment on the paper, wait for it to dry, and then gently wipe the surface with a wet brush or sponge to remove a part of the pigment. This method can create effects with texture and texture.

Precautions for watercolor pigment toning

1. Understand the pigment characteristics, different watercolor pigments have different color saturation, transparency and granularity. Understanding the properties of each pigment, including their mixing properties and how they interact with other pigments, can give you more control over your grading results before grading.

2. Control the concentration of pigments, and control the brightness and saturation of colors by adjusting the concentration of pigments. Use less pigment and more water to get a subtle color, while using more pigment and less water will result in a more intense color. Add pigment and water gradually, watch the color change and find the desired shade.

3. Test the color mixing, before the color mixing, it is recommended to test the color mixing of the liquid wheel to ensure that the desired effect is obtained. Put together the desired colors on a palette or artboard and use a brush to blend them. Observe the change in color after mixing, and record the mixing ratio for future reference.

4. Pay attention to the dry and wet state, the color of the wet pigment is usually darker and more saturated than the dry color. During the grading process, pay attention to how wet the canvas or paper is, as well as how wet and dry the pigment is. A soft transition can be achieved by using a wet brush, or by applying color to a damp surface.

5. Use complementary colors, which refer to two opposing colors, such as red and green, yellow and purple, blue and orange, etc. When you need to adjust or correct the color, you can use the complementary color to grade the color. Mix some complementary colors into the original colors for a complementary and balanced effect.

6. Pay attention to the drying effect of the color, the watercolor pigment will be lighter after drying, and the color will change. Pay attention to this when painting, you can slightly deepen the concentration of the color to compensate for the fading of the color when dry.

Watercolor color mixing method: The general watercolor color mixing can take the following ways:

1) Mixing method: Mix the pigments of different hues with water in the color wheel, which can not be completely mixed evenly, and draw them on the picture, so that they can be mixed while wet to form the desired color. However, it must be noted that there should not be too many types of color mixing, otherwise the chromaticity and chromaticity will be weakened and turbid, and the color will be different from the cold and warm drafts; When contrasting colors are blended with each other, do not mix them equally.

2) Fusion method: directly mix the colors on the screen to penetrate or merge with each other to obtain the desired color. This kind of color palette is more vivid and bright, and it is generally suitable for painting large areas of color blocks, such as the sky, background, etc. with filial piety.

3) Reset method: After drawing the background color on the screen, add another color on it. The first color can be consciously painted warmer, and after drying, use a more cautious and cold color to lightly cover it, so that some warm colors can be revealed in the cold color.

You can also paint a cool color first, and then cover it with a layer of warm color, depending on the actual situation, so that the color can be rich and varied. In order to express a certain sense of sunlight and air, and to avoid painting the sky as a monotonous blue, you may wish to use this method. This method can also be used for drawing people's **.

4) Juxtaposition method: The colors of different hues are directly juxtaposed on the picture by water blending and using color dots and small color blocks. When viewed as a whole, another color can be obtained, such as the juxtaposition of yellow and blue, and the visual appearance of green can be obtained. This method makes the color of the picture more vivid.

Red + Blue = Purple.

Red + Yellow = Orange.

Yellow + Blue = Green.

The color changes of each component appear: grass green, emerald green, medium green, vermilion, bright red and other colors.

Yellow skin color: Bury red (a little) plus a lot of white, and add a little golden yellow (a quarter of red), stir evenly with some water.

White: White, after painting, then apply some pink on the cheeks (to be even and detailed) Black: It is best not to paint all black when drawing, it is best to be black brown. Liquid socks.

Adding white to any color in the pigment will make it pink and lightened. Pigments can be used in any mixture between pigments, and if you want to dilute them, you only need to add a little water.

Pigment palette.

Ripe brown = lemon yellow.

Pure black + rose red.

Pink Rose Red = Pure White + Rose Red.

Vermilion = Lemon yellow + rose red.

Deep Red = Rose + Pure Black.

Purple Red = Pure Purple + Rose Red.

Ochre red = rose red + lemon yellow + pure black.

Pink Blue = Pure White + Sky Blue.

Ocean green = grass green + sky blue.

Gray-blue = sky blue + pure black.

Light Grey Blue = Sky Blue + Pure Black + Pure Purple.

Pink green = pure white + grass green.

Yellow-green = lemon yellow + grass green.

Dark Green = Grass Green + Pure Black.

Pink violet = pure white + pure purple.

Brown = Rose Red + Pure Black.

Pink Tartramine = Lemon Yellow + Pure White.

Garcinia cambogia = lemon yellow + rose red.

Orange = Lemon Yellow + Rose Red.

Earthy yellow = lemon yellow + pure black + rose red.

Rose + Yellow = Bright Red (Vermilion, Orange, Garcinia Cambogia) Vermilion + Black Minor = Brown.

Sky Blue + Yellow = Grass Green, Baby Green.

Sky Blue + Black + Violet = Light Blue-Violet.

Grass green + a small amount of black = dark green.

Sky Blue + Black = Gray Blue.

Sky Blue + Grass Green = Ocean Green (Blue-Green).

White + Red + Black Small Amount = Rock Red.

Sky blue + black (a small amount) = inky blue.

White + Yellow + Black = Ochre.

Rose + Black (a small amount) = Deep Red (dark red).

Red + Yellow + White = The color of the character.

Rose Red + White = Pink Rose.

Blue + White = Powder Blue.

Yellow + White = Beige.