Watercolor Still Life Paintings

After scholars completed their color wheel studies, scholars applied their knowledge of color science and mixing colors and created a rough sketch or study of a still life.  Scholars studied "grounds" (Foreground, Middle-Ground and Background) or spacial arrangements and applied that additional knowledge to their still life compositions.  Scholars selected two or three still life objects and arranged their own individual still life arrangements and sketched what they observed.
After sketching, scholars began to lay down areas of color or washes to establish the basic shapes of their selected objects.  Once the shapes were roughed out, the scholars went in and applied the tints and shades of their colors and added specific details such as highlights, reflections and additional shadows.  Each scholars utilized the various painting techniques taht appealed to them.  Some of those techniques observed were wet on wet and wet on dry techniques, dry brush, creating a wash, "erasing" areas or mopping up areas of color with their brush.