blog – Steve Fleming

Watercolor Step by Step: Moving White Shape

Steve — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:42:16 +0000

The goal of this demonstration is simple, just make a nice white shape and surround it with nice rich dark colors. See very simple. I have compressed my view down to just the middle portion of the image and left everything at the bottom out. When I started the painting, I wet the paper except

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Change colors for a different effect

Steve — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:57:23 +0000

Give Some thought to the Color Palette and the Effect Can be Remarkable Every time you decide to paint, a major decision is going to be how to use color. This is not as simple as use a dark blue for the sky or make a red piece a purple piece; those are selective choices

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Creative Jumpstarts: Ah to be an Artist

Steve — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:38:18 +0000

You want to be an artist, it is a wonderful goal, very satisfying and yet very illusive. To be an artist requires self-awareness and understanding of what excites and motivates you to be a creative soul. “Artist”, requires creative inputs beyond the simple mastering of paint, pencil and brush because to truly express yourself, which

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Improve your brushwork, improve your paintings

Steve — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 01:32:53 +0000

(15 x 22 watercolor on paper “Plum Island”, I really got involved in the texture of the trees and tried to emphasize the overlapping shapes and textures in the trees. I worked at varying the strokes to create variety and interest.) Although it is sometimes not what we notice first about a great watercolor painting,

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Light and Shadow, Watercolor Demonstration

Steve — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:57:27 +0000

This lesson is based on working from a 3 to 4 value, lights, darks and middle value, value pattern, then sketching it on the paper using lines, not the shaded values. Using a sketch as opposed to a photo offers you the opportunity to design your own composition, pick your own color palette, and to

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