I had said before in part one that this is a "Key West" style building but I suppose that is up for argument. I am not an expert on architecture and I suppose I am not even an expert at painting. I am however, passionate about doing thing that I find enjoyable and if I can help other people to enjoy the as well then that is great.
The best thing about the way that I do watercoloring is that you don't have to have a bunch of gear in order to make it happen. The most important part is having some slightly heavier paper because printer paper just falls apart when it gets wet and like the name "watercolor" would indicate, it's mostly water.
This is the same attribute that makes it so easy and inexpensive to work with.
In the second part of this demonstration we will move forward from just the pencil sketch and start to put some more permanent lines into what it is that we are doing here.
You will notice that as I go along I make micro-adjustments to my pencil outline before I start to use a medium point felt-tip pen to get the more permanent outline to the house and foliage around it. It is a little bit important to not press too hard with the pencil when you are doing that part of it because if you do it could end up making problems for you with the color once we add that.
Also, be a bit careful with the eraser so that you don't tear the paper and always make sure the ink is dry before you begin this process. If not, smearing will occur and I think this should be fairly obvious.
Of all the materials that I use in this (and the other ones as well) video I maybe spent a grand total of $20 on materials, so there is no reason that you can't get involved if you want to.
"proper artists" would probably freehand their paintings but for us novices, having the outline at the start makes things a lot easier and for me I feel this is a much better approach for beginners.
Don't get too worked up about any mistakes you make too. Your imperfections very well could end up being what makes your work special and unique.
