This is a recording of our Live Demo Falling for Fall with Lisa Spangler!
In this demo, Lisa demonstrated how to paint leaves and acorns just in time for the fall season. She shared color-mixing techniques and tips for quickly painting fall foliage and nature while on your autumn hikes and adventures!
Lisa started working with watercolor a few years ago while recovering from 6 surgeries for a torn ACL. During rehab, she would walk to a pond in her neighborhood, using her Art Toolkit Pocket Palette to do a little sketch as a reward and let her leg recover before making the trek back home. Now, she sketches while hiking and backpacking. Lisa is on a mission to share the joy of sketching outdoors with everyone she meets! You may have spotted her artwork for the papercraft industry at Target, JoAnn Fabrics, and Michaels.
In addition to sharing her art online, Lisa works for a nonprofit land trust dedicated to preserving prairies in her home state of Texas.
Thank you for joining us!
Supplies:
Watercolors by Daniel Smith, but use what you have!
Azo Yellow, Quinacridone Gold, Yellow Ochre, Quinacridone Coral, Quinacridone Rose, Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet, Transparent Red Oxide, Van Dyke Brown, Venetian Red or Indian Red, Organic Vermillion, Cobalt Blue, and Indanthrone Blue
A leaf and an acorn (or you can use reference photos from Lisa)
Pencil
Kneaded eraser
Brushes, big and small
Pocket knife (Lisa really recommends having one of these!)
White gouache or Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleedproof White
Sketchbook or paper (Lisa will be using a Hahnemühle sketchbook for the leaves and a handmade book from Arches 140# cold press paper)
R12 dagger Brush - Lisa's favorite!
Rosemary R13 Pocket Sable Blend Pointed Size 8 Brush
#2 round synthetic brush for adding details at the end.
Lias's Palette:
First row:
Azo Yellow, Hansa Yellow Medium, Monte Amiata sienna, Yellow Ochre, Quinacridone Gold, Lavender, Chromium Green Oxide, Cobalt Turquoise Light (WN)
Second row:
Phthalo Blue, Cerulean Blue Chromium, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Indanthrone Blue, Neutral Tint (H)
Third row:
Permanent Rose (WN), Quinacridone Coral, Perylene Red, Pink Pipestone (WN), Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet, Transparent Red Oxide, Van Dyck Brown, Piemontite Genuine
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