Watercolour Doodles 3 - Free watercolor tips and lessons by Peter Saw

Try these loose Pen & Wash Doodles. Draw the pen work first avoiding making lines that are too straight. Then loosely wash on colour letting colours merge together on the paper.

Materials used: No. 6 Round Brush, Bockingford tinted Cream 140 lb. (300g) Watercolour Paper.
Edding 1800 Waterproof pen 0.7, Paints: Ultramarine, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Yellow Pale, Light red, Alizarin Crimson.

Fence Post
Fence Post: Raw Sienna followed by Burnt Sienna with a little Ultramarine
Grass: Cadmium Yellow Pale with a little Ultramarine. Let the Post and grass colours fuse together on the paper.

Hut
Shadow side: Ultramarine with a little Light Red.
Lighter side: Use lighter tone of same mix.

Door:
Stone work Steps & Pavement: Raw Sienna followed by Burnt Sienna with a little Ultramarine
Door Frame: Ultramarine with alizarin crimson followed by Cadmium Yellow Pale with a little Ultramarine.
Door: Light Red

Boat:
Outside: Ultramarine with a little Alizarin Crimson.
Inside: Burnt Sienna with a little Ultramarine.
Ground: Raw Sienna with Burnt Sienna.
Shadow: Ultramarine with Alizarin Crimson.

Box:

Work out the colours from the previous examples!

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