朱莉·安·卡爾森 shared some of her favorite techniques using 丹尼爾史密斯水彩底色 和 Luminescent watercolors.

She began by highlighting areas in her artwork where the features of Luminescents really shine. She also showed us her favorite types of mini travel palettes, including an upcycled mint tin which she painted with watercolors, after applying a coat of 鈦白水彩底.

Julie talked about a variety of ways to use 水彩地面 – for making corrections, covering not-so-desirable paintings, adding unique textures and creating a dark surface for painting with Luminescents.

Julie Ann’s reference photo for the full one-hour demo (watch it below) was a beautiful blue butterfly resting on a rough, rocky surface. After blocking out the butterfly shape on her paper, she randomly mixed a wash of earthy, granulating colors for the first layer of the background, including 黝簾石正品, 方鈉石正品 和 針鐵礦. After the wash was dry, she added small strips of cotton cheesecloth in thin layers with 透明水彩底色 to mimic the texture of the rocks.

Once these areas are allowed to dry overnight, then she adds another layer of colors on top, blending with enough water so the pigments puddle inside the webs of cheesecloth web, as well as travel across the fibers. Lastly, she paints the butterfly shape with 火星黑水彩底色 and adds her delicate designs for the wings with shimmering Luminescent colors, which look extra bright and vibrant against a velvety, smooth black surface.

Here’s a Q&A with Julie Ann:

如果只能帶三種顏色去荒島上繪畫，您會帶哪三種？
My current favorite triad is 耐曬黃 介質, 蒽醌紅 和 普魯士藍 – they make such a great range of mixes! But I think I would have more fun with 藍色磷灰石正品, 蒙特阿米亞塔天然赭石 和 赤鐵礦 焦紅色 正品 – even though they have limitations as a color triad, they do make fun mixes which granulate really well together to create pleasing effects. Such a difficult choice – and I thought it was hard to limit my dot card to only 18 colors!

描述一下你最近參加過的一次特別鼓舞人心的藝術展。
I recently had the opportunity to attend a watercolor show featuring the work of several artists who had studied under me. What a privilege to see their progress as artists, and to have played a part in their art journey. I love the thrill of seeing people discover watercolor and then watching them grow.

What are some recent photos you’ve taken that might inspire you to paint?
My phone is actually super full of photos at the moment. Summer here in Sweden is short but GORGEOUS! Lots of summer flowers and bumble bees, beautiful meadows and lakes, my four grandchildren, old houses, sunrises…I’ll be able to enjoy summer all through our long dark winter.

其他藝術家給過您什麼最好的建議？
Give yourself permission to play and enjoy the process, and accept that some things will turn out well and other things won’t.

對接下來的工作有什麼期待嗎？
It has been awhile since I painted on a full sheet and I’m thinking of doing something floral…

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