Join Louise in the "Leaves in Glass Vase" tutorial, an exploratory journey into painting glass with watercolour.
As her first time tackling glass as a subject, this class simplifies the process, focusing on a plain glass vase
with eucalyptus leaves while highlighting light, reflection, and transparency.
What You’ll Learn:
- Techniques for realistically capturing the texture and transparency of glass.
- Understanding the role of light source and ellipses when painting glass objects.
- Colour mixing with French Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna to achieve the perfect vase tones.
- Combining wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry methods to create texture and depth in leaves and glass.
Artist’s Insight:
Louise shares her experience of tackling glass for the first time, including the challenges of simplifying shapes
while keeping the sense of transparency intact. She highlights the importance of observation, lighting, and
patience when painting unfamiliar subjects, encouraging artists to step out of their comfort zone and try something new.
Louise