Please go to JoanAHamilton.com to see it and other digitally painted watercolours and lots of tutorials on my techniques and brushes used. I don’t post to this blog very often anymore.

This tutorial first appeared in Digital Paint Magazine November 2010 Issue. It was my first article for the monthly column entitled “True Colours” that I write. This is captured  jpegs from the Power Point Presentation. I also have the article in a PDF format that I can email you upon request. Visit my personal website JoanAHamilton.com and use the Contact Form on there if you like.

This is posted on here because I can’t post PDF’s on my FolioTwist website. It is a short segment from Lesson One - Apple Still Life.

Have  a look and let me know what you think!

The post on my other blog is here.http://www.joanahamilton.com/blog/free-sample-lesson-segment-from-my-new-painting-watercolours-digitally-course/

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PS (Thank you very much for your interest. More demo’s and tutorials will be coming to the new site soon!)

Thanks,

Joan

Update August 24, 2009 –Please go to my new site, this one is not being maintained any longer. Thanks for stopping by!   Joan

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This is a  cropped section of my new digital apainting Great Blue Heron. To see the whole thing go to my new website. http://www.joanahamilton.com/art/great-blue-heron-10-x-8/

I was trying to give this painting a grainy charcoal sketch kind of look to give the cloth some texture and interest. I started off by setting the paper texture to Rough Charcoal. Then I used the Grainy Water Blender with it resaturated about 10 % with a very pale greyish green to put the darks in the folds of the cloth. This all took  many layers in the end because I also added many layer of glazing either with a Simple Water digital watercolour or a  custom wet watercolour glazing brush.

The fruit was done in many layers of colour and different blending techniques. The background was painted with a dark sponge over a ligher underground to make it look marbled. The lines were done by lassooing a column shape and increasing the brightness and decreasing the contrast. I think it gave it a more modern touch. I can picture this painting in one of those big fancy kitchens with all the gleaming chrome and sexy lighting. It has a certain minimilism to it that would fit that decor.

This is going to be the first new painting for my new website and blog. It will also be available at ArtWanted and RedBubble (you can get it framed and printed larger than I can print it too!)

Please see it on my new site at http://www.joanahamilton.com/art/how-far-from-the-tree-some-apples-fall-10-x-8/

It is in the process of being moved to my new website which will be combined with my Art Blog on a FolioTwist site. The URL is http://www.joanahamilton.com/

I will let you know when it’s ready in a few days. I have a lot to copy over … maybe there is an easier way??? Will have to consult my IT tech on the weekend. (“I ain’t never done this before I secretly wail inside … help!!! Man! They sure expect old ladies to learn a lot of stuff these days!! I’m still trying to figure out Twitter!) Just a little aside here: when I was growing up, telling people to stop Twittering, wasn’t a very nice thing to say. It implied the Twitterer’s were being silly and wasting time. Maybe I’m thinking of Tittering! lol! At any rate the connotations are not flattering, perhaps that’s why there are still a lot of people who thinks it’s a total waste of time. In a way they are right, because I know it can be very distracting to get going on it. I have found very interesting things, other artists and people in general that I probably wouldn’t have been exposed to (ugly word, but you get my drift) otherwise. In this increasingly impersonal world it gives us all a voice, and there is no denying, that is a powerful tool. 

 Thanks for your patience and interest in my art. There is still lots of it on this blog if you want to look around!

http://twitter.com/JoanAHamilton  if you want to follow me on Twitter, I’ll post updates on the progress of my new website.

Have a wonderful day!

Joan

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