Hi everyone, sharing some modeled drawings in watercolor exercises examples. This exercise is not about trying to paint with watercolor it's trying to draw with it like you would with a pen and pencil. Most watercolor techniques attract your attention to the surface of the object and not the core of the object you need to understand.
Below are examples of some watercolor pieces I have done.
You use a darker watercolor where the form goes back and lighter color where the form goes towards you.
These are some paintings of ornaments that were around the house.
If the paint is going everywhere you are using too much water. Reducing the amount of water you use and applying the paint more thickly avoids this. The less water you use the more control you will have over the medium.
The foundation to good painting is good drawing which is why this exercise becomes so important and practice necessary. As Leonardo said, the supreme misfortune is when theory outstrips performance.