Watercolor Character Illustration Couple - How to paint a good watercolor illustration?

What are the common forms of watercolor painting?

Introduction in recent years, watercolor painting is more popular, watercolor paint with water, paintings have a kind of translucent feeling, and watercolor paintings form a variety of watercolor portraits, watercolor landscapes and so on, so in the watercolor training, for the common form of watercolor paintings, we must understand, so that we can choose the direction of learning.

1, traditional watercolor figures, watercolor landscapes

Suitable for professional painters of watercolor, more difficult, can be collected and exhibitions, if the painting is good, it will take the national awards.

2, watercolor illustration

comparison of niche, the painting is generally not too large, hand-drawn sense is very strong, can be used for book inserts, book covers and promotional posters and so on.

Of course, if you are good at watercolor painting, you can do illustrators, albums, but also do watercolor training instructors, the income is very substantial.

So in the watercolor training, must choose the right direction, if you like illustration, then illustration painter, but also book illustration designer is the direction of your employment, I hope that we are in a direction to work hard to go on, cheer.

small tutorial watercolor characters skin color painting

Small bell teacher of children's illustration class will soon be over ...... And I'm still catching up on my previous homework (crying). In the watercolor figure in the figure of skin color painting method is a little difficult, although some brands of watercolor paint comes with skin color, but far from their own jump out of the skin color changes rich.

Here to record a watercolor figure skin color mixing method and face painting.

1. Rubens watercolor paints

2. Korea Rainbow outlining brush, Qiu Hong Zhai dandelion, pine branches, handmade in the white cloud brush

3. Wash pen jar - Ikea small candlesticks

4. watercolor in the coarse texture of the book

The above is the watercolor painting I commonly use the tools, of course, materials, materials, brands, everyone can use their own commonly used tools can be. However, please prepare at least 3 watercolor pencils when you paint skin color.

This is a copy of the original picture. However, the original author drew it on a computer, so we converted it into a watercolor version.

Blending Method

Our skin tone is a low saturated orange, so now find the following three colors in the paint box:

1. Medium Yellow

2. Red

3. Green

Everyone is using a different brand of watercolors than I am, so just find a similar color.

Blend the above colors 1, 2 and 3 together in a certain proportion. There's no exact amount, so you'll have to keep experimenting. First of all, the red and yellow blend together, the orange color. Because the orange color is more bright, this time you need a little cooler green to neutralize it. If the color is too bright, we can also add water to dilute the pigment to make it lighter. The final color is probably #4.

After adjusting the skin color, take another brush and choose a blue color similar to No. 5, which is a little lighter in the paint box. Dilute it with water and turn it into the "dark" part of the face.

Prepare another pen and take the red color from the paint box as the blush color. Blend it with a little bit of skin color to make a reddish-orange color.

Summary, if you are a beginner to paint skin color you need to prepare the following four pens:

1. Adjust the skin color of the pen

2. face of the dark part of the pen

3. blush pen

4. water pen

(mentioned above at least three pens, this time the blush pen can be temporarily used. Because beginners are afraid to draw up a mess can prepare four pens.)

Coloring steps

Before coloring, the first pencil draft, and then use the eraser a little pencil marks erased a little, leaving a light to see their own marks can be. Because the watercolor pencil marks are not easy to erase.

We paint skin color with wet painting method. Wet painting means painting while the paint is still wet and not dry. So we're going to paint the skin color in one go, ready?

Take out your skin color pencil and apply skin color easily in the following spots:

1. above the eyes

2. nose

3. blush

Take out your water brush and scrape some water off the edge of the bucket. Slowly blend your skin color. Pay attention to the edges of your eyes and face so that you don't smudge.

Take out the dark pen and sweep the dark color on the neck. Then use the water brush to rub the darker light blue color into the junction of your skin tone, blending the two colors together naturally.

Take the blush pencil and add a bit of red to your skin tone, blending it into a reddish-orange color.

While the color is still wet, apply a touch of red to your cheeks and the tops of your ears. Take the brush and slowly blend it out to blend naturally with the surrounding skin color.

The skin color of the face is basically finished.

Because we're talking about skin color today, I'll keep the next steps simple.

The following order of painting is to lay the bottom of the hair, the dark part; the bottom of the color of the clothes (because it is a head, the clothes part does not need to be painted very carefully); carefully portray the details of the hair;

This time, the face is already a little dry, portraying the details of the face; and so on after the hair is dry to paint the head of the tree branches; after the clothes are dry to paint the front of the collar of the ribbon;

hooking line; the last according to the screen Adjust carefully according to the picture.

The finished picture

Actually, it is a bit like the feeling of make-up, if there is a make-up foundation of girls may be good to understand a little, haha. You can also see how important eyeliner and eyebrows are to a girl, after hooking the eyeliner and eyebrows all of a sudden have a god.

Previously, I also drew a line drawing version of this picture:

Thanks for watching~

How to draw a good watercolor illustration?

Watercolor and gouache paintings, like other paintings, should pay attention to the method and steps, from the whole to the local, and from the local back to the whole, so that the work gradually reach the depth and perfection. Generally, it is necessary to go through five stages, i.e., drop, sketch, coloring, in-depth carving, adjustment and completion. In the order of coloring, generally from a large area of color or from the main object of the picture to start better, so as to determine the tone of a picture, to maintain the general relationship between the painting is correct, is good. Some authors are accustomed to light colors or like painting oil paintings from the deep part of the first start, also has its own advantages, should be based on the specific circumstances and personal painting habits to decide. Coloring should pay attention to the planning, such as a part of the picture need to wait until the base color will be dry to add color, another part of the bottom layer of color must wait until all the colors are dry and then on the other color, which should be "in the back of the mind", step by step, which for the portrayal of the different characteristics of the object, the performance of the object of the spatial sense, sense of quality, it is a great help.

The techniques of watercolor and gouache painting are relatively diverse, but they are generally no more than dry painting and wet painting. The so-called dry painting, that is, the meaning of less water, is not not mixed with water and only dry rubbing with pigment, painting to be the first layer of color dry and then painted on the second layer of color, layer after layer, the first layer of color and the second layer of color has a clearer boundary, so there is also known as the multilayer painting method. Dry painting method should strive to be sure, accurate, in order to show a clear shape and a variety of levels and decent relationship between the transitions. Dry painting method should pay attention to is: in the base color is not dry, do not rush to cover, in order to prevent the base color up; and the number of times the color coverage should not be too much, cover most of the color or pile up too thick, will make the color gray, greasy. Dry painting method is not too restricted by time, easy to paint, easier to master, for beginners to exercise strict modeling ability is very helpful. But the dry painting method is not easy to play the water color flow characteristics, the use of bad will produce dry, hard and other disadvantages.

Wet painting method is the use of water and dissolve, so that the two colors naturally join each other a method of painting while the former pen color is painted on not yet dry, connected to the back of the pen, so that the articulation between the pen and the pen is soft, the edge of the nourishment. Wet painting method is used to express the smooth and delicate objects, painting vistas, objects in the dark and reflective parts are also more suitable. Wet painting method should pay attention to the amount of water and the timing of the brush, how much water to use, what degree of wetness of the base color to paint up the appropriate color, should be well studied. In addition, in the base color has been dry and still need to make the wet connection, you can first use water in the local wet and then painted the color, or color painted with a clean pen dipped in water in the edge of the block of light brush, but also to achieve the effect of the wet painting method.

In gouache painting, in painting method to thick paint more, wet painting method to thin paint more, and the so-called thick or thin, are relative, according to the specific object and the intention of the painting, the flexibility to use the corresponding method of expression. Many authors tend to dry, wet two painting methods used alternately, wet and dry and presented, thickness, some places with more water to rendering, seepage, some places are covered with color or juxtaposition, so as to achieve a variety of picture unity, so that the work is more perfect. Spring on the Pu River" is an example of the combination of dry and wet painting.

There are several kinds of figures and landscapes completed by dry painting and wet painting, some of which are mainly expressed by blocks, while others are expressed by a combination of lines and surfaces, which can be used as references for beginners' paintings.

Dry painting method, the use of gouache thick coating method, the expression of human face ups and downs, brush strokes obvious, the picture effect is strong.

Wet painting method, mainly watercolor thin coating, more water in the pigment, color seepage flow is more obvious, and the line combined with the treatment of the method, so that the main body of the picture is more clear.

The dry painting is the main method, watercolor and gouache and use some decorative effects in the modeling and coloring, in order to show the object of the majestic and magnificent, strange wind and color characteristics.

Watercolor wet painting method, the sky, distant mountains, water, etc., are borrowed from the color seepage method of expression, so that the scene in the painting subtle, natural combination together, to achieve the performance of the fishing after the rain that kind of pale smoky and moist atmosphere.

Watercolor and gouache paintings, in addition to the above two main techniques, there are still sketches of the screen as the basis for the method of applying light color. Such as the popular pencil watercolor. Pen watercolor, charcoal watercolor, etc., is also a popular form of expression. This method is generally suitable for the performance of fine objects, the author first draws the outline of the object with the sketching tool, the structure of the form, black and white relationship, and then add transparent, bright large blocks of color, so that the picture is not only rigorous but also lively, resulting in a special sense of aesthetics. This kind of work, because it can fully express the characteristics of the object shape and color, and for many authors to collect creative materials, record the life of the method often used; architectural renderings, stage art costumes, modeling, set design, and so on, most of the use of this method of combining sketching and color. In the order of production, generally is the first good sketch of the bottom layer, and then set up the color on top, can also be repeated (charcoal watercolor, can be sprayed first charcoal sketch to be fixed after the color, but also let the charcoal powder and watercolor paint naturally melted. Two methods, each has its own beauty). In order to prevent the ink from seeping and dirtying the picture, pen watercolors are also used to apply pen lines on the watercolor base. Pen watercolor ink to draw ink is appropriate, in addition to black, can also be used in other colors of ink.

In addition, in the use of materials, tools to fully and perfectly depict the object, there are many specific techniques available:

Soak paper method. That is, put the paper in the water, soak it and then take it out of the wet painting method. This method is easy to get the colors moist and glossy, the effect of smooth brushwork. Because of the natural seepage of the picture color liquid, and therefore the depiction of the object is subtle, vivid, and has a kind of characteristics similar to painting on raw rice paper.

Pulp color method. That is, in the color of thick or thin paste into a paste of a painting method, which is characterized by smooth brushwork, color liquid thicker but not oozing, and help to better express the shape and use of brushstrokes. Paste color method of painting works, colorful and bright, clear and strong shape, it has some of the advantages of oil painting and still fully embodies the strengths of watercolor painting.

Washing method. Is the place where the painting has been washed to achieve the desired effect. This method can also be used to modify and adjust the picture. Wash a large area can borrow a sponge, some parts of the paper can also be used to absorb the wash down the color liquid absorption.

Leaving blank method. Refers to the picture of those left blank and bright part of the method. Some of them use the "flying white" method, that is, in the painting brush inadvertently leave a blank spot; some in the color before, in the need for parts of the wax or oil stick to draw a blank point, line; some of them in the painting of the picture while the color will be in the dry, with a knife or brush "scrape" out the desired blank. "out of the required blank, such as the performance of tree trunks, waves, hair, glass or metal highlights, etc., with good results.

The use of these methods, only through the practice of groping, in order to gradually reach a comfortable, and produce the desired effect.

Watercolor and gouache painting is a kind of color painting, using color to shape the image. About the use of color knowledge, you can refer to the oil painting part of the book chapter, here will be omitted.

Watercolor and gouache painting materials and tools are basically the same, the two can be common, the difference is that the composition of the pigment is different, watercolor contains a small amount of gelatin, more transparent; and gouache contains more powder, with the power to cover, many authors tend to use the two types of pigments at the same time for painting. In painting watercolor, individual bright part of the white or light color, especially small areas, also occasionally with white powder (also used to leave the paper blank, or wash out the bright part of the picture with water), and gouache paintings, but also often borrowed watercolor paint to enhance the transparency of some parts of the picture, especially in the depiction of the dark part of the object like the color, the effect of dark watercolor paint its watercolor color is better than the effect of the gouache color.

The paper for watercolor and gouache paintings should be white paper that is firm and tight, absorbs water moderately, and does not bleed (but there are also papers with colors for the purpose of expressing specific contents). Paper that absorbs too much water too quickly, the color is not easy to flow; too smooth paper, the pigment is not easy to adhere to the water flow off. Commonly used watercolor and gouache paper are coarse-grained and fine-grained drawing paper and watercolor paper. For gouache painting, in order to bring out the bright colors, white cardboard and white paper are also used for painting. The texture of each kind of paper is different, and the effect of expression is also different, so you can choose according to your own painting habits. When making a relatively large painting, the paper should be mounted on the board beforehand to avoid wrinkles and folds, so that the painting can be kept flat and easy to perform smoothly and happily.

Brush, commonly used in sheep or wolf hair flat brush and round brush two kinds, in order to have elasticity and water storage capacity is good. The size of the pen, to the size of the painting depends on the general painting with different types of brushes three or four will suffice, in addition to the outline of the pen and paint a large piece of color with the underline pen each one.

Other tools, such as color mixing boxes, water pots, clips, panels, easels, etc., do not have certain specifications, according to the principle of practicality, choose your own. The color box is used to contain the extruded pigments, and the pigments should be placed in the order of shades and the procedure of warmth and coldness, generally:

White, lemon yellow, chrome yellow, earth yellow, orange yellow, vermilion, red, crimson, rose red, ochre, brown, olive green, grass green, ultramarine blue, blue, blue, and black.

The color mixing box comes with a plate for mixing colors. In the color mixing, such as too mixed or not white phenomenon, the palette should be left on the pigment with water to wash, otherwise configure a new mix of pigments; such as the production of large-scale works indoors, can be used to mix the color of porcelain pots or glass (under the paste white paper).

In addition, some authors paint with the help of scrapers, loofahs, sponges, crayons and other auxiliary tools to show a variety of different artistic effects. Such as the water in the picture of the flash, small branches, snowflakes and other places that are not easy to empty out, commonly used knife scraping out, the effect is very vivid. Crayon is also used for local and fine prints that are not easy to empty out, because the oil and water of the crayon can not be combined to leave a natural blank, coloring can be boldly pen, without constraints. Sponges and loofahs are used to absorb some of the color that has not yet dried on the screen, creating a moist and thick effect. Using a loofah to beat on the gouache color base of the painting can produce a special effect of pale strength and dappled light and shadow. Of course, these auxiliary tools can only be used appropriately, especially beginners to start to minimize the use of appropriate.