LESSON VI - Part 1: Blue Sky Sampler

Draw a grid on one piece of watercolor paper, separating your paper into 4 quadrants.  Or, you can use 4 separate little rectangles of paper.


Paint a different blue sky in each one --

(Upper left quadrant) - Wet the paper first with clear water; then, paint two different blues.  As it is drying, roll a little piece of tissue across the paper, for clouds.

(Upper right quadrant) - Wet the paper; then, paint a pale blue and a very pale magenta.  Then lift out some of the paint with a damp brush, as it's drying.

(Lower left) - Draw and mask out a little circle, for the moon, using masking fluid.  Wait for the masking to dry, and then paint the sky with two different blues.  Roll a tiny piece of tissue across the moon for a cloud.  If the sky is not dark enough for a night sky, wait until it is dry, and paint it again with the blues.  Remove the masking after it is dry.

(Lower right) - Paint a blue wash onto dry paper.  While this is still wet, paint a few "stripes" of another blue.  Roll a piece of tissue for the clouds.