Wheat Fields : Watercolor on Yupo paper
My latest watercolor on yupo paper, I used watercolors and watercolor crayons. Here are some pictures retracing the steps I took.
Painting tutorial, watercolor landscape on yupo paper : Wheat Fields
I did a drawing with pencil on the yupo paper, I then washed it with water and soap to remove traces my finger left
I start with the sky, mixing the paint with granulation medium.
Then I work on the distant hills with a mix of purple and green.
For some parts, I apply very thick paint and then I remove some with a tissue paper.
I continue to paint the hills and the tree.
I paint some windows on the house, I am going to modify those later because I don’t like them so much.
I start applying a mix of paint for the field.
I add texture in the field by scrapping some of the paint off with a spatula, I also use a yellow watercolor pencil to draw some wheat.
Here I am applying a light purple glaze on the sky.
I let the paint on the sky go down the paper, so it doesn’t dry in puddles
Wheat Fields : Watercolor on Yupo paper
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Keep the posts coming, they encourage me to paint. I love the challenges of Yupo and work work is lovely. I particularly enjoy the way you show your process.
Thanks Holly, I am very glad to hear that
Thank you for showing your process. When you say you glazed the sky, did the new paint remove the old paint? I find that when I try to glaze on Yupo I am never successful.
Thanks Lindahal !
I also found glazing tricky on yupo paper, you need a very soft brush and the most important thing is never to let the brush go two times on the same spot, because once it’s wet the paint will lift very easily. If you manage to pass only one time on any area it should work.
What fixatif do you like to use with yupo? The uv matte on I tried dulled my painting quite a bit, wondering if you have any favorites.
I am not using fixative when painting with just watercolors because they will be framed under glass anyway. I am using fixative when I add dry pastels with other media on yupo paper, in that case I use krylon workable fixative, it darkens a bit the pastels but I didn’t notice an effect on the watercolors.
Hope this helps.
I found a threat on wet canvas where artist CH Clements says she is using krylon clear varnish on her watercolors on yupo :
http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35364
This is lovely, Sandrine, and thank-you again for posting your process with Yupo as I am just learning what I want to do with mine. The ones I have done, I fix with Krylon matte fixative and have no problem. Beautiful golden landscape!
Thanks !, I will try the Krylon fixative for watercolors on yupo. I know some watercolor societies won’t accept any varnished watercolors, I wonder if fixative might be an issue…
I don’tknow the answer to that about fixative and shows. In the multi-media shows, here, it is not a problem. I have viewed several tutorial videos by artists that work on Yupo. One does not fix the work and the other does. I have not tested if the fixative really works by adding water to mine after….too afraid to.
I was able to paint on top of the non workable fixative, but it changes the smooth property of the paper.
Thanks Holly, I will experiment more with fixatives see what works
Amazing process and a fabulous result as always Sandrine.. enjoyed it very much
Thanks Padmaja!
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