Mark Hearld
Project Aims:
-To be able to critically analyse the work of Mark Hearld
-Work from direct observation
-Use a variety of collage and mix media materials
-Produce imagery in a 2D collage inspired by the artist
-To be able to critically analyse the work of Mark Hearld
-Work from direct observation
-Use a variety of collage and mix media materials
-Produce imagery in a 2D collage inspired by the artist
Beautiful Artist Research pages
paintwash
The graded wash
A graded wash incorporates a gradual change in the value or intensity of the color as the wash progresses. The wash usually begins with a darker or more intense amount of watercolor paint. As the wash moves down the paper, water is added to the paint mixture to gradually lighten the paint as the wash progresses
A graded wash incorporates a gradual change in the value or intensity of the color as the wash progresses. The wash usually begins with a darker or more intense amount of watercolor paint. As the wash moves down the paper, water is added to the paint mixture to gradually lighten the paint as the wash progresses
The variegated wash
As you continue to observe how skies look over landscapes, you will probably see changes in the color of the sky closer to the horizon. Often the sky is a deeper blue toward the top, and more of a blue-green near the horizon line. (There is science that explains this, but as artists we can simply observe and record what we see!)
A variegated wash is what allows you to paint a sky that changes color—done correctly, it will shift from one color to another, with the two colors combining where they meet. This type of wash works best when painted directly on wet paper, because of the way the watercolor paint moves, mix, and blend on the wet surface.
To practice this wash in a controlled way, keep your paper tilted at an angle and paint it with clean water. Mix puddles of Ultramarine Blue and Cerulean Blue. Beginning at the top with the Ultra Blue, paint a stroke of color across the page, twice. Rinse the brush and pick up Cerulean. Paint the next stroke so that it just touches the last stroke of Ultramarine, and then finish painting the wash with Cerulean.
The angle of the paper will move the Ultramarine into the Cerulean to create a blended wash that moves from one color to the next.
As you continue to observe how skies look over landscapes, you will probably see changes in the color of the sky closer to the horizon. Often the sky is a deeper blue toward the top, and more of a blue-green near the horizon line. (There is science that explains this, but as artists we can simply observe and record what we see!)
A variegated wash is what allows you to paint a sky that changes color—done correctly, it will shift from one color to another, with the two colors combining where they meet. This type of wash works best when painted directly on wet paper, because of the way the watercolor paint moves, mix, and blend on the wet surface.
To practice this wash in a controlled way, keep your paper tilted at an angle and paint it with clean water. Mix puddles of Ultramarine Blue and Cerulean Blue. Beginning at the top with the Ultra Blue, paint a stroke of color across the page, twice. Rinse the brush and pick up Cerulean. Paint the next stroke so that it just touches the last stroke of Ultramarine, and then finish painting the wash with Cerulean.
The angle of the paper will move the Ultramarine into the Cerulean to create a blended wash that moves from one color to the next.
Bleeding
To practice a more spontaneous variegated wash, lay the paper flat and begin by painting the paper with clean water. Drop watery mixes of color onto the wet paper. The paint will move and spread in random ways while on a flat surface, which is always fun to watch.
For slightly more control, pick the paper up and tilt the surface guiding the flows of paint into each other; or, just use your brush to move the paint. While some mixing will always occur, you’ll probably notice that the original colors usually remain in large areas of the wash.
To practice a more spontaneous variegated wash, lay the paper flat and begin by painting the paper with clean water. Drop watery mixes of color onto the wet paper. The paint will move and spread in random ways while on a flat surface, which is always fun to watch.
For slightly more control, pick the paper up and tilt the surface guiding the flows of paint into each other; or, just use your brush to move the paint. While some mixing will always occur, you’ll probably notice that the original colors usually remain in large areas of the wash.
Wax Resist
This technique s brilliant if you don't want paint to go onto area of your work. For example, the highlights and reflections. See this artwork by Jennifer Branch
This technique s brilliant if you don't want paint to go onto area of your work. For example, the highlights and reflections. See this artwork by Jennifer Branch
On a white background
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with an underlay (let it dry first)
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make a plan
Collograph prints
Collect and glue down different found textures to a piece of card. Roll on printing ink and run it througha printing press with slightly damp paper.
Collect and glue down different found textures to a piece of card. Roll on printing ink and run it througha printing press with slightly damp paper.
Continuous line drawing
See if you can capture all the textures and tones you would normally draw, but do not take your pen from the paper
See if you can capture all the textures and tones you would normally draw, but do not take your pen from the paper
Textures in nature