#1 Monochromatic Watercolor

Project Goal:

Create a monochromatic watercolor painting that demonstrates multiple glazed layers of paint and range of tonality. 

Directions:

Using a flat brush and a single color, create multiple GLAZED layers of shapes. When overlapping a new layer, be sure that the previous is dry.  Use a hair dryer between applications if needed. Control the saturation of paint by considering the ratio of water to paint before applying to paper.  

The final result should be multiple overlapping forms that create a range of shapes and tonality. 

Vocbulary:

• Glazing: Apply wet washes of translucent color over previously dried washes of color.
• Value / Tonality: The range of tones from light to dark in a painting.
• Monochromatic: Meaning one color. 

Rubrics:

• Final painting should demonstrate multiple applications of glazes
• Final painting should demonstrate a range of value from light to dark.
• Final painting should demonstrate use of craft.  Edges should be crisp. Each glaze should have a consistent application of paint. Try to avoid blotching!