Watercolor Value to Color Parallel

Working with Values is exciting yet intimidating Each color has many values. Intense = Dark straight from the tube.Neutral = Medium small amount of water. Tone = Light lots of water mixed with colorWorking with Light, Medium, and Dark Values will create the illusion of 3 dimensional objects on a flat piece of paper. A tree will look like it's reaching to the sky. The ball sits on paper looking like it's ready to roll, and the road that leads you into the painting takes you visually to the distance. Using all these values will tell your visual story. There are many facets to learning to paint with Watercolor. THINK BEFORE YOU PAINT is a BIG one