Looking at the street scenes in his works, it seems that there is a faint fog and a delicacy in chaos.
His works are full of water and bright colors, which sometimes make you feel as refreshing as when it rains heavily.
I'm sure my pen is bold and unrestrained, and my painting style is bold and unrestrained. I don't know why, it always makes people feel comfortable to see his watercolors.
With the unique enthusiasm of South America, full of modern flavor, the painting is a landscape and a painter's state of mind.
Depicting strange ordinary people, vivid with a pen, without elaborate facial features. Why can you read the characters?
He has held exhibitions and given lectures in Australia, Europe, the United States and China. He has won numerous awards in major international art competitions and exhibitions and has a large number of admirers.
Alvaro Castagnet Alvaro was born in Monteville, Uruguay, South America, and moved to Australia from 65438 to 0983. His works have won many awards, and his watercolors and oil paintings have been collected by many national groups and private individuals in the world. Is a passionate watercolor painter, whose works are strong and unrestrained in color, smooth and moist in brushwork, and have distinct artistic personality and visual impact.
When he was young, his father sent him to the National Art School in Montevideo. Alvaro completed his studies at severiano reija University. After graduation, he came to Australia, where he was appointed artistic director of Melbourne Latin American Arts Festival. So far, he has taught beginners watercolor and professional watercolor works, and helped every student learn watercolor painting.
Alvaro's watercolors are very rough, often horribly rough. Don't be surprised to see the crooked house, where the light shines like two suns at the same time!
This is definitely not a rigorous painter! From the color point of view, although he also installed the color box manually with brass that can hold 20 colors, in fact, the common colors are Ding Qi (except white, which is not gouache white but watercolor white), and the other colors are basically cold benches.
Painting is also extremely lazy: pencil drafts, washing, completely ignoring the rules of distance and depth, and decorating before the paint is dry.
Share his famous saying: whatever, don't ask me to take care of your picture. Watercolor needs no control at all. That randomness and randomness is the true meaning of watercolor!
South Americans are passionate by nature and paint like people. Ask him to dig up the details bit by bit, and don't choke to death. All painters who sketch NB have this characteristic, that is, they are quick and accurate! Come on, so we have to sum up.
The overall generalization changes greatly when sketching outdoors, such as the change of light, which forces the painter to draw the characteristics of an object quickly and accurately, that is, you can recognize its elements at a glance.
Uncle Varro only pays attention to the overall shape of the house when painting, omitting many details. This contrast between reality and reality will make people feel rich in details.
If you observe the light carefully enough, it is not difficult to find that almost all uncle Varo's landscape works are the effect of this strong light or backlight. Of course, you may think it's just his style, but that's the skill.
The advantage of drawing backlight is that it can blur many details. The scenery under backlight can only see the outline of the house, and the effect of backlight itself has a vague and illusory artistic effect. This technique is often used in photography, and it is of course more interesting to draw.
Even the scenery light is often changed, obviously it is suitable for the light to see the rich details of the house. In order to achieve a more expressive effect, Uncle Varo will change without mercy. The advantage is that the first style is more prominent, and the second style is simple and quick.
The scenery under strong light contrast can blur the shadows, or emphasize the depiction of the light-receiving part, and the colors can also form a strong contrast between cold and warm. The whole picture is full of reality, cold and warm, full of tension!
Painting material control, you know! I don't care how you fight! Alvaro's paintings are as follows. Paper has nothing to say. Not surprisingly, 300 grams of Ash and Waldorf again. . . This is completely international practice.
Holbein was used as a pigment, but later it became more famous. Sponsored by daniel smith, HANSAYELLOW of DS won the grand prize for drawing a rickshaw in new york, so I think DS also has to mention it.
The brush is simpler. Basically, no matter how small the paintings are, they are all Alvaro Reid Rodno. NEEF's 10 is called the red fat man on the street. Then apply 2, 4 and 6 as needed. However, Pang Hong is too soft and thin. When it comes to details, old people will inevitably draw Adada Vinci V35 like 12 or 14 to draw the exact shape. As for the drawstring, it is Pang Hong No.8 stylus. Alvaro except watering can (there is a story behind this. . . He almost forgot to bring a watering can. He hardly uses other auxiliary painting materials, but the palette is handmade brass! Hundreds of pounds!
Let's sum up his words of wisdom. ......
1: Who cares? . . informal ...
2. Don't tell me to control your picture. Watercolor needs no control at all. That randomness and randomness is the true meaning of watercolor!
3: I didn't wait for him to do it, so I painted on it when it was wet. Look at this effect, gee. Mainly the pigments I endorse. Good!
4: Look at my pen. They are great and durable, and all the designs are perfect.
Whatever nonsense he says, don't believe it. His lightest state is better than that of 99% watercolor illustrators.
6: There are 20 colors in the palette, but basically all of them use those 9 colors, 10 colors.
7: No matter what weather or light it is, I regard it as a sun sky painting with backlight and sidelight. He didn't say it, but don't believe it.
8: No matter how big the sun is, as long as the ground is always smooth as a mirror, the ground is full of reflection. He didn't say it, but you really don't believe it.
9: No matter what color I draw, the shadow must be purple, the sky must be khaki, and the dark gray must be blue and khaki. To show that I am very particular, I will add a little dark red. He did, but he said something different. )
10: I spit on the painting without a watering can, and once I spit on one of my students' faces. . . . ORZ (he really said it! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! )
The first step: accurate pencil draft. Ava also drafts with 2mm thick mechanical pencil, so there is no nonsense. I went on to say that the washing on the first floor is very routine. No matter what you draw, you first draw a few khaki strokes on dry paper with a lot of water from the red fat man 10, and then look at your mood. . . Whether I can really appreciate the existence of these colors or not, can I say that this is the enthusiasm of the South American people? The color is too strong! Although this painting hardly draws the sky, it still can't get rid of this problem. The shallowest layer of WASH must be khaki, and then mix ultramarine, crimson and ochre!
Step 2: This painting is not completely drawn from far and near, from shallow to deep. . . Just after washing the first floor, I began to paint the roof in a deep color. . . This is also in line with Alvaro's character. Every one of his paintings is not completely in the theoretical order. He often draws a thick dark color first, then draws a bright light color in a wet state, and keeps both color edges wet. In this step, Alvaro mixes ochre with deep ultramarine, and then adds a little deep red. Then he felt honest and began to draw a silhouette-like vision from the lightest level. Ava hardly wets a large area of paper before painting, but always uses very strong color protection on dry paper to create a bright and strong effect. The advantage of this painting method is that the color connection is vivid, and the color density caused by most dry painting methods can be retained. In addition, he once again showed off a small needle and drew a bunch of window frames with red fat people.
Step 3: Draw some middle scenes with relatively middle gray tones, including the general shape of a sea of people and some close-ups. In this painting, the color he chose is cobalt blue mixed with red and brown. . . Anyway, as long as you paint gray, most of the time it's blue mixed with an earthy color, which looks wonderful. In fact, in the most traditional watercolor painting, ultramarine mixed brown is the most widely used weapon to draw dark gray tones.
Step 4: In fact, Ava painted a landscape painting. Even if the apparent horizon is not as high as that of people, he will draw many lifelike figures in it (if you look carefully, none of them look like people). From a distance, they are all class images with obvious standards, such as men in suits, which means basic fiction. Then this punk uncle waited for the paint to dry! I'm in the painting again! In addition to moist and rich brushstrokes, he also has a sharp weapon, which is dry and rich brushstrokes! Although it was a joke, it was true. Uncle took out a large V35 and gave a profound and accurate description of the parts that needed to be accurate. Then, unsurprisingly, he painted the dry ground as a marble floor wet as a mirror, reflecting in various colors. Then he brushed the pen and drew two red lines in front of the train to represent the headlights. Unexpectedly, he found a lamppost (possibly a clock post) at the railway station, which turned this street view into a standard foreground (close-up). Finally, put a pile of watercolor white on the thick points that need high light. In fact, it is a special standard watercolor finishing stage, but it seems that he has almost no concept of waiting for work.
How to learn illustration watercolor? Watercolor painting is not only an artistic style, but also widely used in books, magazines, advertisements, animation and other fields because of its transparency, water rhyme, carefree, elegant and good at expressing artistic conception. Because of the simplicity and convenience of watercolor materials, it coincides with the timeliness of commercial illustration. The difficulty of watercolor painting is well known. To become a professional watercolor illustrator, you need a systematic and comprehensive learning process to realize your dream. Let's take a look at how to become a professional watercolor illustrator!
A preparation (from Nana, Zhihu):
paper
Watercolor painting can save the cost of pigments and pens. Only paper must be of high quality. The quality of paper can directly affect your painting feeling and fun. It saves you a lot of unnecessary detours. You can buy the ready-made No.4 bottle, or you can buy the largest bottle from the painting tool shop and cut it into small pieces to draw.
Watercolor Pigment _ Marley Watercolor
Many foreign forums have given good comments. The price of sex is the highest. I have been painting for a while. If I have more requirements for color, I can try the watercolors of Windsor, Smunk, danielsmith and other brands (of course, there are many more, so I won't list them one by one). Many watercolors are divided into student level and painter level. It is recommended not to rush to buy more and better colors. Being familiar with and making good use of the limited colors at hand will help you better understand the use and collocation of colors. More colors will only make the choice more difficult.
Chinese brush
So many pens will really dazzle people! Need to remind novices that if you just start painting and have limited funds, it is enough to buy a No.6 mink hair round brush. When buying, you should pay attention to the fact that the tip of your hair must be able to form a tip after being dipped in water. No.2 and No.4 can be purchased as needed. 0- 1 can also be considered for extremely detailed paintings.
Fiber brush
It absorbs less water than mink hair and is suitable for applying less pigment. Use a fiber pen when drawing small illustrations, which is less water, easy to control and easy to draw details. I have used Windsor's series of student pen covers, which I personally find very useful.
Sable brush
Mink brush is the most commonly used in watercolor painting. Absorb enough water and feel good. Of course, there are other things similar to squirrel hair, but not as good as mink hair. Find a convenient brush and you can start painting.
Toner cartridge
Cleaning rag
bucket
Second, the learning process:
Week 1 week: geometric still life
Week 2: Monochrome Watercolor Still Life
Week 3: Simple Still Life Watercolor
Week 4: Combination of Still Life Watercolor
Week 5: Still Life Watercolor of Flowers
Week 6: Watercolor Landscape Sketch and Creation
Week 7: watercolor landscape copying
Week 8: Watercolor Landscape Sketch
Week 9: Watercolor Landscape Creation
Week 10: Watercolor Portrait Painting
Week 1 1: watercolor portrait sketch (end)
Week 12: Watercolor Street Shooter (Sketching)
Week 13: watercolor street shooting figures (drawing sketches)
Week 14: watercolor figure illustration copying
Week 15: watercolor figure illustration copying
Week 16: watercolor landscape and still life illustration creation
Week 17/ 18: illustration and copy creation
Week 19: flower illustration creation
Week 20: Illustration Creation
Do you know these six common styles of illustrations and posters? 2020 can be said to be the world of illustration.
Long time no see, Regan Noodles who has touched countless people.
To recent posters of various holiday brands.
You can look at the illustrations.
Do you know what are the common illustration styles?
Xiao A will pass this article.
Take you to understand the common styles of illustrations and posters!
Graphic style illustration is mainly color blocks, geometric modeling, smooth outline and more intuitive information, which makes people understand the information conveyed by the interface at a glance.
The flat interface can also better realize the transformation of pictures, and the webpage loading speed is faster. Therefore, graphic style illustrations are widely used in various fields.
Stroke style is an extension of plane style.
Adding outline and brush strokes to plane elements and adding brush strokes to the outline of line-drawing illustrations are more three-dimensional and lovely than plane styles, and are often used in posters, guide pages, logo, etc.
Texture style illustration, also known as grain noise style, is another branch of plane style. The page is superimposed with grain texture, showing a matte texture, which is a bit like sand painting, but more delicate than sand painting.
The main manifestation is the use of a large number of color blocks. Elements are single and clean, and textures are often superimposed on highlights and shadows of elements. Increase the details in the picture through graininess, the picture is natural, three-dimensional and vivid, and the painting style is relaxed and casual.
Ukiyo-e painting refers to "a prosperous and empty world" in Buddhist language. Ukiyo-e painting shows the ups and downs of the world in the form of painting.
Ukiyo-e painting style is based on traditional prints, emphasizing the plane painting of lines and color blocks, with bright colors and birds, fish and waves as the main forms of expression.
MBE illustration is a style created by the designer of Dribbble. It depicts elements with thick black lines, removes unnecessary elements in the picture, and the color blocks are clearly distinguished, round and lovely. With small elements, it is often used in boot page, startup page, logo, etc.
Watercolor illustration is a popular painting method in recent years. Simple lines, gentle colors, quiet and natural, simple and casual lines. Watercolor illustration is particularly creative, which can not only express various styles such as realism, abstraction and magic.
Illustration is one of the most common design elements in our life.
In recent years, it has gradually become the mainstream of poster design.
Different styles of illustrations bring people different visual feelings.
Which one do you like?