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Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds

Tonal Values

A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist

Artist. Upper Arley, United Kingdom.
Joined February 2020

Bring vivid wildlife compositions to life by exploring modern methods of watercolor painting

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About the video: Tonal Values

Overview

“During this lesson, I will explain what is meant by tonal value and why it is so important to the success of a piece. I will help you see tonal values and we will make a tonal value tool that you will use to complete the shading of a little garden bird. ”

In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: Tonal Values, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds. Bring vivid wildlife compositions to life by exploring modern methods of watercolor painting.

Partial transcription of the video

“Tonal values In this lesson we'll be looking at tonal values, what they are, why they're so important and how you can train your eyes to see them. We're also gonna be making a tonal value tool to help you do this. So what is a tonal value? Well, tone is about how light or how dark something is, and it's absolutely critical to getting a watercolour piece right. You might think why are we gonna be working in grey and with charcoals and pencils when the whole of this course is about watercolour? But it's critical that we understand tone and the easiest way to teach this is with just one colour...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (3389)
  • 59545 students
  • 5 units
  • 18 lessons (3h 14m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Sarah Stokes

A course by Sarah Stokes

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Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.

She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.


  • 99% positive reviews (3.4K)
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Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds. Illustration course by Sarah Stokes Best seller

Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds

A course by Sarah Stokes
Artist. Upper Arley, United Kingdom.
Joined February 2020
  • 99% positive reviews (3.4K)
  • 59545 students