The Color Red: January Challenge Color
We are Kicking off January's video with a quick chat about my favorite color red and we'll be doing a short tulip tutorial with watercolors.
The color red, what does it mean to you?
Today we are looking at one of my favorite reds, cad red! I love the color red but strangely I don't use it that often and it's usually painting flowers. Red is such a bold and powerful color. It means LOVE, Power, emotion, grabs attention, courage, and Strength.
Red has so many shades, think about our fall leaves, lipstick shades, sunset colors, and holiday reds. And since red is a primary color you need it to create some many other colors and values.
I love the winsor newton cotman kit and the tube paints with red, but I find that the pan paints work very well to help new watercolor students learn how water is your friend. Little water will make a lighter shade and less water will give you a stronger pigment color.
I'll be using a squirrel hair brush and tube paints in my tulip tutorial on youtube this week.
Watch the full tutorial here: https://youtu.be/b88JY3KUguc
Join us in our new Facebook Group: Art Exploration with Jessica, Lisa and Kellie. We will have a monthly color challenge every month in 2020!
