LEARNING OBJECTIVES
■ Capture the fragility and translucency of poppies
■ Simplify the background to give a diffused effect
■ Practise wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, lifting-out and scratching-out techniques
This photograph (below) captures the dynamic beauty of a pink poppy contrasted against a garden environment of diffused distant poppies and the varied greens of the foliage. In this demonstration I will show you how to approach the scene, focusing on the main poppy whilst giving a soft and hazy suggestion of the garden behind. I used artistic licence and added more leaves in the foreground to create a more stylised composition.
To capture the freshness and luminosity of the poppy I chose to use Jackman’s Handmade Professional Watercolour. I hope you enjoy painting along with me.
You will need
■ Surface
• Fabriano Artistico 140lb NOT paper 10¼x8¼in. (26x21cm)
■ Jackman’s Professional Handmade see colours, left
