#Acuarela Fabriano in Acquarello - Seleccionado

In this tutorial, I show you the complete process behind my watercolor “Arcádica”, selected for the international exhibition Fabriano in Acquerello in Italy. Learn professional watercolor techniques—from masking to the final details. Chapters 0:00 – Applying LIQUID masking fluid, First Layer: Beige Base Color (Ochre and Sienna) 1:59 – Mixing Blue for the Sky, Painting the Sky with Clouds 4:20 – Size, purpose, and open call 4:53 – Removing the Masking Fluid 6:15 – Shadows for Three-Dimensionality and Latticework 6:45 – Green Color of the Quarry (very gray) 7:58 – Shadows and the Importance of Contrast 9:46 – Vegetation: Stippling Technique and Mixed Greens 15:20 – Cast Shadows (Backlighting / Sun from Behind) 17:38 – Why this format? Fast, urgent piece for Fabriano 18:42 – Darkening the vegetation: gray, green, and blue 20:16 – Exhibitions in Mexico, France, and Brazil. Why has the Fabriano exhibition grown? 21:43 – Darks across the planes 21:18 – Fountain and Tile Details, precise textures 24:52 – Pure Ochre to bring the atmospheric perspective forward 26:03 – Special Visit from My Daughter! 👋 Entry point into the composition 27:05 – Detailed View of the Finished Piece, Selected Work – Fabriano in Acquerello ✨ WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: Masking techniques to preserve whites How to create dramatic contrasts in watercolor Mixing complex, natural colors Techniques for painting realistic vegetation Atmospheric perspective in architecture Creating three-dimensionality with shadows Texturing palms and foliage 🎯 KEY TECHNIQUES: Working from general to specific Layering transparent washes Creating organic textures Strategic use of negative space Tonal value control 📐 ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS: Size: 56 × 38 cm (half sheet) Medium: Watercolor on Arches paper Event: Fabriano in Acquerello – Italy Status: SELECTED WORK ✓ 🎨 MATERIALS MENTIONED: Talens Masking Fluid (any professional brand works) Ochre and Burnt Sienna Ultramarine Blue Payne’s Grey Mop brushes and detail brushes Spray bottle to keep areas damp 💡 ARTISTIC CONCEPT: The piece depicts a historic façade where architecture, vegetation, and ornamental elements come together as vestiges of time. The interplay of light and cast shadows builds an atmosphere of stillness and evocation, aiming to awaken in the viewer a sense of nostalgia and memory of place. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more professional watercolor tutorials 👍 LIKE if you enjoyed the process 💬 COMMENT which technique you’d like to learn 🌐 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: / rodrigowatercolor 🎓 About Rodrigo Chavez Salazar: Mexican artist specializing in watercolor, proudly from Morelos. His practice focuses on landscape, architecture, and territory as spaces of memory and identity. He approaches watercolor through synthesis and an economy of resources, understanding the white of the paper, the wash, and controlled chance as structural elements of the image. © All rights reserved This video and the artwork shown are the intellectual property of the artist. #Watercolor #WatercolorTutorial #ArchitecturalWatercolor #WatercolorPainting #WatercolorArt #WatercolorTechniques #RealisticWatercolor #WatercolorClasses #LearnWatercolor #FabrianoInAcquerello #ArtTutorial #StepByStep #ArchitectureInWatercolor #ContemporaryArt #InternationalExhibition #ProfessionalTechniques #MexicanWatercolor Music by ‪@birocratic_‬ on ‪@ChillhopMusic‬