Tri-hue watercolor class, week 3 follow-up: film & veil painting strategies

Strategies for painting films and veils, illustrated and annotated!

On the homework sheet handed out in class, “ASSIGNMENT: Visual Phenomena & Painting Strategies”, only exercises 1-4 are due for next week. Be sure to read the guidance in the top right box about planning a strategy before you start painting. Also, continue your rectangle layering experiments.

Here are Dick’s hints on strategies for Exercises 1 and 2:

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Here’s what to bring to class on Wednesday:

  • Homework exercises 1-4 (film, veil, volume color)
  • Any new experiments with layering rectangles
  • Paper: 1/4 sheet, a few 1/8 and/or 1/16 sheets
  • Paints, notebook, etc.
  • AND: a flash drive (thumb drive) so you can take home a copy of a tutorial movie about light, which will be of immense help for next week’s homework.