Hi Steemians,
On my journey to enhance my art skills, I decided to practice using watercolors. I realized I could make some nice paintings with this medium and the fact that I don't have any money to buy acrylic paint, linseed oil, and turpentine. (Don't worry, that time will come when I can buy my own art supplies. :D) Anyway, I have a simple watercolor set, a "how to" book called 7 Keys to Great Paintings, by Jane R.Hoffstetter, a textbook on color theory named Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors by Betty Edwards and finally some bristol boards too big for me to scan them. :P
I managed to make my first watercolor painting on June 21st, (to be honest, I haven't used watercolors in LOOOOONG time before this) after reading the first three chapters in Color and the first chapter in 7 Keys. I've set up a schedule for every one chapter in 7 Keys and three chapters in Color, I'll complete a picture based on what I've read. I hope I get better along the way.
Well, here it is. Taken from my cell phone.
At first, I thought this painting had too much colors, but, then I realized to appreciate it. Also, I'm teaching myself how to draw environments from perspectives. This painting is done from a one-point perspective and my reference was from a book of various landscapes. The scene shown here is river running through two sections of trees and brushes with mountains in the background and a bridge seen in the middle.I was planning to use a cool color palette with yellow at first, but then I ended up using orange and rose too.
Well audience, what's your opinion? Can any experienced painters give me some constructive criticism? Please and thank you.