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Start Art 5 24 RT START www.painters-online.co.uk An easy first painting for complete beginners, this watercolour will take about 20 minutes to complete. Simply follow Julie Angel ’s instructions A winter’s night O nce you have completed this simple winter scene, you could make your own Christmas cards using this image by scanning the finished painting and printing out smaller versions and sticking them on to ready–made cards. For a lovely finish add glitter to the snow on your cards and really impress your friends and family. You will need… This exercise is designed to be completed with the materials in the Winsor & Newton Learn to Paint Watercolour DVD sets (see page 20). Or, if you haven’t got this set, you will need: One watercolour board (available from most good art shops) Three Cotman watercolours: • Ultramarine blue 660 Series1 A • Yellow ochre 744 Series 1 AA • Light red 362 Series 1 AA Two brushes: A small rounded brush, preferably the Cotman rounded No. 6 and a larger square brush like the Azanta short flat hogs hair which is not normally used for watercolour but is perfect for this painting Clean water and a piece of tissue/kitchen towel for cleaning brushes STAGE 1 Mix two washes: 1 Dark blue wash mixed from ultramarine blue with a small amount of water 2 Dark grey wash mixed from 80% ultramarine blue and 20% light red and water. If the colour turns red just add more blue until you get a strong grey 3 Using your small brush, take a little of the blue wash and draw a horizon line and circle for a moon on your watercolour board STAGE 2 1 Paint the sky with your blue wash, starting from the horizon and working upwards. Avoid painting over the area for the moon 2 Next, while the sky is still wet, use the same big brush and some grey wash and paint in the clouds, starting at the top. Let the paint work its magic and watch as the colour forms the clouds Blue wash Grey wash