Watercolours and pencil sketches

Tag: tonal values

A new video at last.

Yes, it’s been a bit of a break. I think it was September or October last year when I last published a video. I have had a tough winter. I stopped producing videos as I couldn’t cope with the workload. I focused instead on painting and my life drawing classes. But now I feel good, my energy levels are back to what a 57 year old should be. I’m not a teenager for sure but I have regained my curiosity and enthusiasm to explore and achieve.
I hope you enjoy the video, I kept it short (6.30 minutes). It was filmed on Djurgården last August.
Cheers,
David

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Watercolour

Working with values

Stadshuset / Town hall

Even though this composition is relatively simple the placement of the Stockholm town hall is very important to the success of the watercolour, it’s the rule of thirds. The tonal values are even more important as the sky wouldn’t pop if the building and bridge had a lighter tone.
Personally I am on a little crusade to improve my understanding of tonal values, I enjoyed painting this scene.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, compostion, compostition, david meldrum, meldrum, meldrum art, stadshuset, Stockholm, tonal values, town hall, townhall, urban, usk, watercolor, watercolor painting, Watercolour, watercolour painting