Karlův most, Prague

[tinkertrain]

Watercolour on Winsor & Newton paper (rough, 100% cotton 140lb, 1/4 of imperial sheet)

A present for my brother

 

[snoball]

Fabulous! Amazing!

 

[tinkertrain]

Thanks!

 

[ntl]

My address is ...
THAT's a beauty!

 

[Artyczar]

How excellent. Your brother must be floored!

 

[PSA3475]

Wow! Awesome present...

 

[P. Barrie]

Outstanding painting!! Wonderful light and color tone. I wish I had your mastery of the medium.

 

[joe1It]

it's wonderful, he'll like it so much

 

[tinkertrain]

Thanks everybody! Prague is a very nice place and have visited it a few times, all with my brother so that is why I painted this for him.

It was a fun and challenging painting to do, I loved the light effect and I'm glad I was able to capture it to an extent.

For reference in case you are interested, this was the palette I used:

- Cobalt Azure PB35
- Transparent Orange PO71
- Perylene Green PBk31
- Raw Sienna PBr7/PY43
- Perylene Red PR178
- Manganese Violet PV16

All Schmincke colours.

 

[laf.art]

I really love the angles and the dark,rich, undersides of the bridge.

 

[E.J.H.]

Fantastic, what a lovely painting!
Also thanks for the palette (complete with pigment numbers, I am becoming a bit of a nerd in that area), I love these kind of "technical" details.

 

[tinkertrain]

Thanks for your kind words!

E.J.H: I'm also always interested in that kind of stuff, perhaps you already know about them but if not you should check out these 2 channels on youtube, they both showcase different pigments and different brands of watercolor and they do an excellent job:

Oto Kano's: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH9e6JpRMtxsNraIhoYvTOA
In Liquid Color (Denise Soden): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnh5k3c1miCbQlt0Q8iXePw

And probably one of the best resources on watercolour swatches online:
Jane Blundell's blog: https://janeblundellart.blogspot.com/

Have fun!

 

[E.J.H.]

Denise Soden is a new one for me, I'll check it out, the other ones I had come across.
You have most likely heard of https://www.handprint.com ? Also a great resource for watercolor painters, very thorough indeed.

 

[Nufocus]

Awesome!

 

[tinkertrain]

Denise Soden is a new one for me, I'll check it out, the other ones I had come across.
You have most likely heard of https://www.handprint.com ? Also a great resource for watercolor painters, very thorough indeed.

If I had a bible, that would be it!

 

[Maybenartist]

Love Prague, Charles bridge, puppets, the bar 'U Fleku' and your painting, which has a lovely array of light and shadow.

Strangely enough, I once bought a watercolour in prague from an artist painting on the street. No idea what happened to it.

 

[Grapes]

Tinkertrain, Fantastic Work!
Your brother is the lucky one!! Thanks for the palette colors list also.

 

[tinkertrain]

Thank you for your kind words!