Watercolour- A Moment in Vancouver

I captured this quite moment on a summer day in Vancouver. I was impressed by the still scene with this bird standing on a piece of wood. It is warm in sunlight but cool in breeze with a sharp contrast between the direct light and instant shadows. The water part provides a sooth base and harmonized greenish feeling throughout the picture.

Watercolour is perfect for this inspiration. We will apply three main objects for composition: bird and wood for main character and foreground, water area for fundamentals covering all complicated contents underneath. The two parts are extremely different: still and hard form vs fluid and soft body. It will be challenge but also very interesting to achieve the equivalent features.

Please follow me step-by-step, I want to guide you through this watercolour journey and find a enjoyable moment in the summer time.

Topics & techniques covered in this project:

Defining the textures and surface patterns for varied objects

Using masking techniques to preserve the light areas

Applying various brush techniques for equivalent features

Distinction among the solid objects and shapeless water body

Creating atmosphere to capture the summer light