 Watercolor Painting Techniques
Watercolor painting has the reputation of being quite demanding; it is more accurate to say that watercolor techniques are unique to watercolor. Unlike oil or acrylic painting, where the paints essentially stay where they are put and dry more or less in the form they are applied, water is an active and complex partner in the watercolor painting process, changing both the absorbency and shape of the paper when it is wet and the outlines and appearance of the paint as it dries. The difficulty in watercolor painting is almost entirely in learning how to anticipate and leverage the behavior of water, rather than attempting to control or dominate it.
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Flat Wash Watercolors Technique
The fic watercolor skill to learn. Take some time and learn to paint flat washes. It will be time well served... >> more |
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Graded Wash
The second basic watercolor wash skill. Learn how to make an evenly graded dark to light wash... >> more |
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Glazed Wash
Getting multi-layered jewel tones in a simple composition using the technique of glazing your watercolor washes... >> more |
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Wet-in-wet Technique
An exciting exercise in the free flowing possibilities of watercolor. Practice often, it's fun... >> more |
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Dry Brush Technique
Proper brush handling and paint consistency is needed in this easily learned watercolor technique... >> more |
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