Wet watercolor flowers with Raoul Dufy

Discussion: 

Line 

Shape

watercolor techniques

Still life

Artist: Raoul Dufy

(3 June 1877 – 23 March 1953) 

He was a French Fauvist painter. 

He developed a colorful, decorative style that became fashionable for designs of ceramics and textiles, as well as decorative schemes for public buildings. 

He is noted for scenes of open-air social events. 

He was also a draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator, a theatrical set-dresser, a designer of furniture, and a planner of public spaces

He worked with Matisse and was influenced by Cezanne

Examples of his work below

project is painting water colors in the wet on wet method to create loose images of flowers

step 1: take a clean brush and dip in the water and wet the entire surface of the paper
step 2: take different colors of the water color and dab small amounts of the color to allow the paint to bleed on the surface.  Proceed with this step till you get the desired effect.
step 3: allow to dry or take a hair dryer and dry the entire surface – the surface can be a bit damp, but not  wet
step 4: take the bamboo skewer and draw lines in black ink or watercolor on the surface creating the outlines of the flowers

Step 5: (optional) add a background color

MATERIALS:
8 x 10 in. water color paper
water color paint

brushes and cup for water
one skewer or toothpick
black India ink or watercolor
hair dryer (optional)