The original painting of red roses comes from the 520 special edition given to veteran students for free by teacher Zhou Feng. In the demonstration class, I saw the teacher chatting and painting at the same time, and the coloring was completed in less than 30 minutes, which is really enviable.
I really want to create a red rose like this myself - both passionate and unrestrained, yet tender and tender.
So I chose a quiet weekend and spent more than an hour carefully drawing a line drawing.
However, after the line drawing was completed, I did not start coloring because I was not sure whether I could complete it as I wished.
In the blink of an eye, Chinese Valentine's Day came, and teacher Zhou Feng shared another watercolor red rose he created in the painting group.
Wow, so beautiful! I marveled in my heart.
Suddenly I remembered that my 520 red roses had not been completed yet, and I couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Well, it’s time to color the line art.
So I cheered up, held my breath for more than 4 hours last weekend, and finally drew the red rose in my heart.
Tools used: Ecolor Noble Series 300g medium-coarse cotton pulp 16K watercolor book, 24-color tube color commonly used by Turner artists recommended by teacher Zhou Feng, Kolinski outline pen, small Xiuyi pen , small nylon pens, etc.
The following is a wave process diagram.
1. Use vermilion + bright red to draw the light-colored parts of the rose petals; use vermilion + bright red + rose red to draw the heavy-colored parts.
2. Use vermilion + bright red + rose red + ripe brown to draw the shadow of the petals.
3. Use vermilion + bright red to draw the light-colored area of ??the rose core.
4. Use different proportions of vermilion + scarlet + rose red + ripe brown to draw the heavy colors and shadows of the flower core, and adjust the light and dark relationship of each petal.
5. Use olive green + ocher + cobalt blue to draw the background color of the calyx. Use olive green + ocher + cobalt blue + ultramarine to deepen the edges of the calyx.
6. Use olive green + khaki + ocher + cooked brown + ultramarine to draw the branches.
7. Use dark green + ultramarine + cooked brown + ocher to draw the leaves, paying attention to the different color trends of the three leaves. Use a nylon pen to wash out the veins of the leaves when they are semi-dry.
Final adjustments to details, signature, and completion.
Review and summary:
This painting of red roses uses the painting techniques taught by teacher Zhou Feng, but mainly uses photo sketching. The overall effect is satisfactory.
Before painting this red rose, I had already failed to paint 5-6 watercolor roses, mainly because the colors were not adjusted correctly, or the relationship between light and dark was not handled well. So after the red rose line drawing was completed, it was put on hold for nearly 2 months before I started coloring it.
Failure + reflection (feedback) + deliberate practice = success. This is a formula I summarized regarding skill-based learning, which has proven to be successful time and time again.
The successful completion of this exercise gave me the courage and confidence to continue painting roses.