How to colour a water glass with Albrecht Dürer Magnus

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Albrecht Dürer Magnus watercolour pencil

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Audience Title

Adults
Teenagers

Time Estimation

60 min

What you need:

Albrecht Dürer Magnus in light ultramarine 140, helioblue-reddish 151, warm grey II 271 and warm grey V 274, Water Brush, Watercolour paper with fine surface in DIN A4 or DIN A5

Step 1

Place a half-filled glass of water before you on the table. A real object will make it easier for you to grasp proportions and shading (you can also use a photo). In order to describe the glass more successfully, first draw a rectangle on the watercolour paper with Warm Gray II 271 in delicate strokes. In the box, draw the outline of the water glass in warm grey V 274. Draw ellipses for the top opening of the glass and the bottom. Enhance certain parts with warm grey V 274, helioblue-reddish 151 and light ultramarine 140, but not too strongly so that no unwanted lines remain when blending later.

Step 2

Precisely observe the glass placed in front of you and draw reflections, light and shadows with warm grey V col. 274 helioblue-reddish col. 151 and light ultramarine col. 140, in order to work out the plasticity of the glass and the water. Leave out very light / white spots.