![]() I didn’t want the shoreline to divide the painting in half. I placed the distant shoreline lower than in the photo to keep it well away from the center of the work.Here are the main composition decisions I made for this watercolor painting based on my reference photo: In this way if a problem develops in the sky wash it may be possible to cover it by a tree! More importantly depending on how your watercolor sky finishes up the positioning of the tree line can be such so as to take full advantage of your final sky design. The rest of the painting does not need any drawing as the shapes are relatively simple and the location of the trees and their shapes can be decided upon after the sky is complete. The only prior drawing required was of a horizontal line representing the distant shoreline. Initial drawing for warm sunset watercolor painting I will attempt to capture these effects in my painting. You should also see that the distant shore forms a light line in parts. ![]() Notice how the silhouette of the trees against the warm sky is quite sharp whereas the reflections have a soft look to them. On the other hand if you wait too long you can end up with hard edges which would not look as good for this watery scene. If not done at just the right time you can end up with unwanted back runs or cauliflowers or edges that are too indistinct. This photo (figure 1) required very little editing to turn it into a nice watercolor painting and had the added benefit that I could show my students how to tackle soft water reflections in barely damp paper. Lake Bonney SA reference photo for warm sunset watercolor painting
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