HL AUTUMN 2023

MAPLE TRIO

Goal: to pair dry graphite or brown colored pencil for definition and detail with vibrant, autumn watery washes. 

You can choose  one dry media (Graphite or Colored Pencils) and one wet media  (watercolor paints or pencils) for washes if you want to try my  technique.

      DRY MEDIA OPTIONS: Graphite Pencil 2H or 4H  or a combination of  Prismacolor Burnt Ochre (a warmer orange-brown) and Caran d’Ache Olive  Brown (cooler greener-brown)

    WET MEDIA OPTIONS:

     Watercolor Paints: Aureolin, New Gamboge, Quinacridone Gold,  Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Pink, Burnt Sienna, Sepia, and Sap Green

     Watercolor Pencils: Light Yellow Glaze, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Orange,  Dark Cadmium Orange, Pale Geranium Lake, Fuchsia, Burnt Ochre, Derwent  Inktense Dark Chocolate, and Earth Green Yellow

ONION

 Goal: to pair graphite pencil for contour, definition, and texture with soft washes for low intensity color and interest. 

 DRY MEDIA OPTIONS: 2H or 4H Graphite pencil and an HB or B.  You can also just use the colored pencils if you prefer.
      WET MEDIA OPTIONS:
       Watercolor Paints:  Aureolin, Quinacridone Red, Sap Green, Cobalt Blue, Light Red, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna
       Watercolor  Pencils:  any lower intensity watercolor pencils or complementary  colors will work fine.  I’ve just included my swatch for ideas.  You  don’t need to use all these.  On my swatch ideas I’ve listed Cream,  Ivory, Burnt Ochre, Raw Umber, Olive Green Yellow, Cadmium Orange,  Middle Purple Pink, Derwent Graphitint Juniper, Earth Green Yellow,  Light Green, Light Yellow Glaze, Helio-blue Reddish. 
*Again,  you definitely don’t need all these colors, I’m just showing color  combination suggestions, which I’ll show in class.  You can just pick a  few. 

AUTUMN LANDSCAPES: 

Watercolor  Paints: Aureolin, New Gamboge, Quinacridone Gold, Sap, Quinacridone  Red, Light Red, Burnt Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Winsor Blue Red Shade

Watercolor  Pencils: Cold Gray I, Cream, Dark Flesh, Fuchsia, Red Violet, Burnt  Ochre, Raw Umber, Derwent Inktense Leaf, Derwent Inktense Bark or Dark  Chocolate

Permanent Colored  Pencils: Derwent Colorsoft Grey Lavendar, Colorsoft Cloud Blue,  Prismacolor Terra Cotta, Prismacolor or Verithin Goldenrod, and  Prismacolor White.

PAPER: I will  demonstrate on white watercolor paper Arches 300 lb Hot Press and on  Tinted Sanded UART 600 grade Pastel Paper. You can substitute your own  white or tinted paper.  If you have any questions, just let me know.

 I love autumn leaves!  I placed these maple leaves in a simple  arrangement and just enjoyed painting warm watercolor paint washes for  the autumn color.  I added watercolor pencils for a bit of texture.   This painting can easily be done using either media alone, and I will  demonstrate each.  You can then choose your media. 

I loved the subtle color and texture on this onion, which began to  sprout in my pantry.  I let the leaves grow so I could use it as the  basis for a painting.  I will demonstrate using a hard graphite pencil  (a 2H or 4H) to convey the texture of the onion and completing the piece  by adding color in watercolor pencil or watercolor washes for subtle,  muted low intensity coloring on the onion and brighter fresh growth on  the leaves. 

WATERCOLOR PAINT with WATERCOLOR PENCIL ACCENTS
The  following shows my step-by-step process.  I began with a sketch.  I  masked some of the grasses, followed by a series of watercolor washes  (or use watercolor pencils).  I continued with accents using watercolor  paints and watercolor pencils (or just use one or the other media).

I altered the photo quite a bit but used it as an  inspiration for this piece.  I wanted to focus on grasses in the  foreground on the lower right and give them subtle detail with muted  autumn color.  I added a backdrop of water as in the photo and a line of  trees, as in the photo, but chose to add a bit of autumn color in my  tree line.  I also choice to alter the composition a bit by showing the  edge to the water on the left.
This  painting uses primarily watercolor washes.  I added some fun detail on  the grasses with a combination of watercolor paints and watercolor  pencil.  I will demonstrate using each media so you can choose your  favorite for your painting.