So she asked Sydney artist, Susie Murphie, to come to the studio and show the designers how she paints watercolour blooms in her loose and gestural style.
Here's what they took away from the workshop:
Stamp out the water on your brush before applying it to the paper or palette so you don’t drown your paints. - Phobe, Junior Designer
Create a creamy consistency with the paints on your palette to optimise pigmentation. If you want to make it more transparent apply more water onto the paper. More water equals more transparent. - Phobe, Junior Designer
Don’t paint over the painted areas once they dry. It will make the paper muddy and pill the paper. Apply more colour when damp. - Phobe, Junior Designer
What really stuck with me, was when she was discussing negative space and how you can use that approach when drawing something more complex, say like a jar of brushes. It makes it feel less daunting. - Bec G, Designer and Administration Assistant
How to hold your brush when creating petals. Using the flat side of the brush rather than the tip gives you a different look altogether. - Lyndsay, Senior Designer and Creative Lead
Drawing without any preconceptions about what the object you’re drawing should be. Achieve this through drawing upside down and looking at the negative space. Lyndsay, Senior Designer and Creative Lead
Not to be so delicate when mixing paints or using your brushes. - Stephanie, Senior Designer
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