Learning Objectives:
• Practise the watercolour techniques learnt in previous lessons
• Understand the importance of paint consistency
• Learn how to blend from one colour into another using watercolours
• Explore and develop one's own painting style
• Understand the importance of paint consistency
• Learn how to blend from one colour into another using watercolours
• Explore and develop one's own painting style
What you will need:
A reference image, watercolour paper (or your sketchbook), a soft pencil (preferably 2B or 4B), ruler, eraser, pencil sharpener, watercolours, a small brush, a pot of water and a paper towel.
Your Task:
Referring to the video below, practise painting a fish using one of the reference images provided.
Choose a fish to paint from one of the images below:
Octopuses (a bit easier):
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/f1b5c121-b2c7-42bb-be8c-92debe25954f_rw_600.jpg?h=50745b15a5578d62ad50d3fb8e9199c5)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/49ca71af-a8fd-4628-a2b0-9196387db08a_rw_600.jpg?h=287b344fc249cacc78900d746f1c40e6)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/99d73452-6a08-4155-b66a-dccbb1c547f3_rw_600.jpg?h=01c800e7fa923fc2adb67533cb10cef3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/989ba911-648f-4a0f-81fc-16929b0adee9_rw_600.jpg?h=aa87e1fe98126b6173eae7929befec0c)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/44a3f818-ce1f-4823-9542-b5324d12b742_rw_600.jpg?h=ae5d785e3c349b3f51faecc6a11bdce8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/cfb57cad-fa5f-46dc-9b93-2f1d609391ba_rw_600.jpg?h=32ade14fc77fd9ba62b377e73119f9d3)
Dancer Fish (more advanced):
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/13a49eea-bf48-40e1-8764-18b267bda9c3_rw_1200.jpg?h=19c051bb885657315e0c819e4b60856a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/c6d408e0-c64e-476f-bd11-1215ce57f801_rw_1200.jpg?h=445a09701daa6fa4f1ee430428a70764)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/5e53659e-f8ff-45bd-b342-61cf78137a5c_rw_1920.jpg?h=1f4484e84aed92e3e0b70c5ba42c8b47)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/2714eb6e-e898-4df3-9b96-cbe347ae8ea0_rw_1920.jpg?h=22be4a307e2ee4d36a51e96ed25b30c0)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/d5d8a3e5-0ff7-4e7f-8336-44621ed0a6cc_rw_1200.jpg?h=a30af583b566e8849b5cad244277554b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/b10d6833-d6fa-4995-9cc8-a73a18e8552b_rw_1200.jpg?h=18fcbb95788af0b3bfc910b411a730f3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/4acb9abb-4ca2-4e61-9683-bcc8c061b915_rw_1200.jpg?h=9f22e7417f7368681c995c7076199bf7)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/23bf122c-82f9-451b-bbb9-4180922185b6_rw_1200.jpg?h=efe1909020a572f3f9db07ccd556c11a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/eb174c72-9b0e-4854-a2fd-d40865f59759_rw_1200.jpg?h=baf7bffeef15e4824de3ae66bb9ef687)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d4f91b30dd97ada2e3f54fdb5fe07fda/64fe9762-082b-41f8-97ba-163e3eeaafea_rw_1200.jpg?h=e05838267734480e5bd18c3ab8dcf512)
Top Tips
• Draw your outlines as lightly as you can so that you can't see them after painting
• Paint the large areas first and the details later
• Leave gaps for the lighter details - you can't easily paint light colours on top of dark colours when using watercolour paints
• Leave your paint to dry before adding a second layer if you don't want the colours to blend
• Paint the large areas first and the details later
• Leave gaps for the lighter details - you can't easily paint light colours on top of dark colours when using watercolour paints
• Leave your paint to dry before adding a second layer if you don't want the colours to blend
Examples of previous students' paintings:
What do you think has gone well and what could have been improved?