This Watercolor Painting, Light at Sunset, was painted using the color Yellow Orange predominately and mixing with the other primary colors, Yellow and Red to produce Red-Orange, Yellow Orange , and warm grey with its complement Blue.
Holbein Artist 108 Watercolors are available on my website and feature the colors of Orange. One of the Oranges is used in the painting Light at Sunset in this video.
The reference photo shows the Palm Trees, Water, and background used to sketch the shape and structure of the painting. The value study is the plan for the lights and darks of the painting and establishes the Focal Point of the painting.
A color mixing chart was developed to see the variety of colors using the Orange color mixed with the other primary colors Yellow and Red.
A limited palette of Holbein Artist Watercolors: Yellow Orange, Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Lemon, Pyrrole Red, and Burnt Sienna were used to paint all the colors of the painting.
The brushes used were the Silver Brush Atelier Hake and #8 Black Velvet Round and a Natural Hair Quill. The watercolor technique of using a loaded Qulll Brush and painting with a minimum stroke to cover the Background, Middle Ground and Foreground. Picking a new color and using the same brush loaded with the old color of Sunset Sky will ensure a painting with a variety and one-of-a-kind color. The Hake brush was used to cover the background sky, middleground water and foreground beach using water to minimumize the strokes to cover the area. The #8 Round brush was used for details and adding interest to the painting.
Framing the painting with a Light and Dark colored matt shows the different effects for the final presentation of the painting, “Light at Sunset.”
Tip of the Day – Mix the colors of Orange and Red along with Yellow and Burnt Sienna to mix a variety of colors. Remember the complementary color to enhance to contrast of the color used.
Material used in this video:
Gemini 140# CP Watercolor Paper
Silver Brush #8 Round Watercolor Brush
Silver Brush Large Hake Watercolor Brush
Holbein 3/4" Watercolor Brush
Holbein Artist Watercolor Paints
Chapters to make it easier to find a section of the painting process
0:00 Start
3:15 Color Wheel
5:20 Sketch of Painting
6:30 Color Plan
10:50 Brush Strokes for Palm Tree
12:15 Watercolor Paper
14:00 Paint Mixture for Sky
16:00 Painting the Sky
17:45 Drying Time
19:00 Paint Mixture for Water
21:40 Painting the Water
26:00 Drying Time
27:30 Waves added to Water
29:00 Painting Palm Tree
36:21 Painting Smaller Palm Trees
39:00 Palm Tree Branches
42:30 Detail on Branches
47:30 Natural Hair Brush
52:00 Painting the Sail Boats
53:40 Rubber Cement Pickup
55:00 Matt Board Display
57:00 Review
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