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Plein Air for Members

  • December 07, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Houston Heights

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Plein Air for Members

Alla Adams, Coordinator

December 7

12 pm - 3 pm

Location:  "I love the 11th" Festival

Topic: People, music band, and festival.

Painting people at a neighborhood festival in watercolor captures the lively energy and vibrant atmosphere of the event. How to go about it? You might want to begin with loose sketches to outline the crowd, focusing on gestures, movement, and interactions rather than fine details. Use bright, playful washes to represent colorful clothes, decorations, and booths, blending hues to convey the bustling and cheerful vibe. Add layers to depict light and shadow, enhancing depth while keeping the figures expressive and dynamic. Watercolor's fluid nature allows for spontaneity, perfect for portraying the joyful, ever-changing scenes of people relaxing, chatting, and enjoying the festival. This approach brings out the spirit of community and celebration in a vivid, playful way.

“I Love the 11th Neighborhood Festival” will be showcasing the vibrant spirit of this area of Houston Heights through local music, artists, and over 75 merchants lining 11th Street. The event will be contributing to the enhancement of Lawrence and Milroy Parks, two of the Heights' most cherished green spaces that the locals adore.

This Plein Air event will focus on painting people, music band, festival.


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Below are some helpful YouTube video demos to practice at home before going to this event on location. With YouTube videos, I usually first watch the entire demo to see the result and make notes of important points. Then, I start the video again and paint along. I like the convenience of YouTube demos that can be paused and so I can paint and learn at my own pace.

I hope you enjoy practicing in advance and are excited about our topic – painting people and musicians in Plein Air!

Advancing with Watercolor: Tonal Values “The Band Played On” by Gary Tucker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeB8kAlMor8

Watercolor painting demo: A dancing Couple with a Street Band by Belveder Watercolor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ouEJPSpDAI

Watercolor Demo: Singer with Guitar by David Becker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1mmTl5MzM

Watercolor Exercise: How to Paint a ‘Street Busker’ by Stewart Beckett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYl_w97-Dqo

Painting Moving Figures on a Street in Watercolor by Chinese Artist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28zybOP51tA

Painting Figures in a Scene – How to Paint a Group of People by Eric Yi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU9YS6g6ae0

How to Paint Figures – Adding Life to Your Watercolor Paintings by Matthew White

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68DiZrqBSro

How to Paint Figures in Watercolor Part 1 by Trevor Waugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv6aRgPHyhU

How to Paint Figures in Watercolor Part 2 by Trevor Waugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHIOpAg2ybo

Painting a Girl in Bright Sunlight in Studio by Eric Lin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGMd285Y5dI


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