First snow-2

"First snow (distant view of Mt. Nasu)" Watercolor F6

Same motif as the day before yesterday。This time, I dared to include the standard “road”.。After all, the composition is ordinary.。Changing the cedar forest to a broad-leaved forest、In addition, I tried to omit the colors as much as possible (especially for close-up scenes), so、Curling seems to be called "chess on ice"、It may look like it snowed during the cherry blossom season (this could be useful when drawing cherry blossoms!)。The white parts are unpainted parts of the paper。

For now、I am continuing to create watercolors in order to practice uploading them to YouTube.、A series of pictures that don't really look like me、I'm feeling a little frustrated。Even this is quite different from the photo.、As expected, it's quite far from "doing whatever you want".。Although、There's no need to dislike drawing itself.、As the number of sheets increases、I guess I'm gradually getting used to watercolors.、I also look forward to making small technical discoveries every time.。

Draw "first snow"

"First snow (at Nasu)"
On-site photo

It seems that the first snow fell along the mountains in the Kanto region from last night to this morning.。Winter has finally arrived in this area.。I found a photo of Mt. Nasu (Mt. Chausu).、I drew it with the theme of the first snow.。In fact, I remember it being the first snow of the year as well.、not sure。

Below is a photo of the scene。pull the car to the side of the road、I thought it was taken from the driver's seat.、Apparently someone posted it、Apparently this was taken from the passenger seat as I was passing by.。It's certainly a halfway decent position for the composition of the photo (if I were to take the photo myself).。I decided to somehow make a picture of this.。

I can imagine the road even if it is not in the photo.、I dare not enter the road just in time.。The major change is the size and position of the "telephone pole"。Maybe I should reduce the size of the telephone pole.、I feel like the mountains seem bigger.、What do you think? (Actually、(Although it has been increased in proportion)。Add a part of the forest to the left (which actually exists)、Prevents your line of sight from straying to the left。

Reversing the brightness of the sky and snow。Emphasizing the whiteness of the snow。I think this clearly conveys that the theme is "first snow."。A reddish color was intentionally added to the foot of the mountain.、Expresses the feeling of the end of autumn。However、Draw the whole mountain a little lighter.、It would have been better to show a sense of distance.、I also feel。

I don't like dark scenery

Balloon festival (watercolor)

A look at last Saturday's balloon festival、I tried painting it in watercolor with some changes.。

At first glance, it seemed simple and easy, but、It's surprisingly difficult to draw。first、To darken the entire screen (while keeping it clear)、In other words, it is technically difficult to depict the feeling of night.。And、No matter how dark it is, a white balloon must look white.、The red balloon on the left must appear red.、How to use "brightness and color" etc.。

The bright light on the ground and the brightness of the burner may be difficult.、Although many people may imagine that、It's actually no big deal。Rather、Saturation of the red to blue color stripes in the central balloon、Representation of lines at the joints of balloons, etc.、Although simple, it requires a combination of the ability to discern colors and the ability to properly depict them.。It took 3 hours even though it was a small screen (F4)。

I think it would be much easier to paint this with oil paint.。subtle gradation control、Oil painting is much more streamlined than watercolor.。Another thing I thought of was、drawing with colored pencils on black paper。This also has restrictions、Oh dear、I feel like this would be easier to draw than watercolor as well.。
If you think about it、Especially for transparent watercolor, dissolve the paint thinly.、This is a technique that takes advantage of the whiteness of the underlying paper.、It's no surprise that I don't like dark landscapes.。That's why、This doesn't mean you can give up。If you draw it, you can do it、I also think。