Full Tutorial: Juicy Summer Watermelon & Soft Gradients (Patreon)

🍉 Full Tutorial: Juicy Summer Watermelon & Soft Gradients

Hello Friends!

There is nothing like a slice of watermelon to practice your wet-on-wet transitions! In this full-length tutorial, we are focusing on how to get those vibrant, saturated pinks and reds to bleed softly into the rind without losing that crisp, fresh look.

In this lesson, we’ll dive into:

The Perfect Bleed: Timing your water so the red and green meet with a soft glow rather than a muddy mess.

Creating Dimension: Using concentrated pigment and "thirsty brush" techniques to create the juicy texture of the fruit.

The Details: Adding seeds with the intention to create movement and depth.

The Setting: A quick look at how to pull off that loose, checkered picnic-style foreground.

The reference photo and full supply list are attached below.

Let’s get painting!

🍉 Kellie

Rosa Gallery Paints: https://amzn.to/4ty9MLh

Colors: Magenta Rose, Madder Red, Cad Red, Green, Olive Green, Ultramarine, Violet, and Grape Black.

Meeden Brush set https://go.meedenart.com/4sJ37go and Arches 140lb Cold Press Paper.