This townscape painting demonstrates how a complex scene can be painted using tonal washes, from light to dark, with details added at the end.
It is a complex image, and therefore a good challenge to get the cobwebs working.
Although my sketch is fast-forward, the painting is real time, and by watching my progress, you can paint along. Maybe hit the pause while you mix a colour or have a think… or scrub through quickly to see the final result.

Download the photo from my website, and use it as a guide if you'd like to paint along.
Download Photo website: https://shirleypeters.wixsite.com/lea...


MY MATERIALS:
Paper: Arches Cold Pressed (artist quality) 31cm x 41cm
Paint: Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolours
Brushes: Watercolour Mops, Chisel Flat, Round Sable, Rigger.
I bought my Asian style mop brushes from: https://borntosketch.com
Others from www.escoda.com

MUST HAVE BASIC COLOURS that I recommend for starting out.
Lemon yellow
Permanent Orange
Alizarin Crimson
Perylene Red
French Ultramarine
Cobalt Blue
Green Apatite Genuine
Purple
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Black

Website: http://www.shirleypeters.com
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Full List of Watercolors that I prefer to use.
Lemon yellow
Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue
French Ochre
Permanent Orange
Perylene Red
Quinacridone Magenta
Alizarin Crimson
French Ultramarine
Pthalo Blue
Indathrone Blue
Cobalt Blue
Manganese Blue
Cobalt Teal Blue
Undersea Green
Sap Green
Green Apatite Genuine
Perylene Green
Burnt Tigers Eye Genuine
Transparent Red Oxide
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber
Sepia
Paynes Grey
Lamp Black

Music from Epidemic Sound: Sunfish Grove – Brittle Bones