Another Georgia Peach Art Lesson

How do you make a peachy color when you only have an eight color box of watercolors? Well I heard someone say once that watercolors are the hardest medium to conquer but it’s not really that hard. When we paint with transparent watercolors (and that is what is in our standard 8 color box), we watch the amount of water we use to make the paint liquid. Controlling the amount of water we use is one step towards mastering this medium. Also, we keep in mind that we have no white color in transparent watercolor. Our water is our “white” color. We need to keep our water clean.

 

To make a peachy color from watercolor you will need an eight color box of watercolors, watercolor paper- 140 lb. cold press, 1 round soft watercolor brush (I like to use a #10 Crayola), a container with water, and paper towels and a sponge.

 

 

 

First dampen your paper with water, using your sponge. Don’t use too much. Just wet it enough to glisten.

 

 

Always begin to paint with your lightest color. Put some yellow paint on your brush and dab some yellow on your damp paper.

 

 

 

 

Wash your brush out in the container of water. Dry it on the paper towel.

 

 

Next get a little orange paint. Dab and mix it in with the yellow on your paper. Wash and dry your brush.

 

 

 

 

 

Get a tiny bit of red paint, dab, and mix it in with the yellow orange on your paper. Wash and dry.

 

 

 

 

This next step is the hard part. Get a teensy weensy bit of blue paint and mix it in the yellow, orange, red paint mix.

 

 

 

 

Voila! Peach color!

 

 

Now you can paint a watercolor landscape of a peach orchard or a basketful of ripe Georgia peaches!

Have fun with your watercolors!

 

 

 

Mizz Mac