Watercolor Painting Tips For You To Try

Watercolors are a great way to add a different dimension to the paintings. The shades and shadows can be depicted effectively with this particular type of paint. Transparency is probably the most important feature of these colors. They are capable of making the paper look shiny with a luminous effect and the washed looks are [...]

Introduction To Watercolor Painting Techniques

This article will provide you with a general understanding of some of the more basic watercolor painting techniques.
Flat Wash Technique – The flat wash technique is one of the more basic and common of the various techniques. The flat wash technique is usually used when large areas of the canvas need to be covered. You [...]

Beginner Watercolor Painting Tips – Getting Started With Watercolor

Like any new form of art, watercolor painting can be difficult at first. It is only with time and practice that one becomes a better painter. Never become discouraged by your mistakes or lack of progress.
To start watercolor painting you will obviously need to purchase supplies. Purchase the best possible materials that you can afford. [...]

Using Watercolor Instead Of Oil

Although watercolor painting is many centuries old, its application as we know it today is fairly recent. Used in the past by the Egyptians on papyrus and by the Chinese on silk, it gradually evolved to become an important medium on paper. Its original use on paper was to elaborate upon line drawings with monochromatic [...]

Renderings in Watercolor and Acrylic of Waterscapes

The fascination of the almost-mesmeric effects of ever-changing, sparkling light patterns on water has intrigued artists for centuries. The subject could be pounding seas, a placid lake, a rampant river, or a wandering stream. Translating the feeling of the play of light on water to a two-dimensional painted surface is an engrossing artistic endeavor.
Watercolor and [...]

Watercolor Painting For Beginners

There are times when one is struck, by a breath-taking scene that may never be encountered again. Should you lack a camera in such a situation, put your pencil to use and do a quick sketch of the scene with detailed pencil notes about the actual color. This will give you a chance to [...]

Bringing Your Watercolor To Life

To paint thickly wooded areas, after the pencil drawing is completed, paint in the light general tone of the entire area facing you before attempting any of the trunks or structures. The next step is to indicate shadows from the trees with blues and Indian red blended together, sometimes accentuating the blue, sometimes the red, [...]

Materials Required For Watercolor Painting

My attitude toward materials may be summed up by paraphrasing the old adage that just as you can’t be a good carpenter without good tools, so you can’t be a good watercolorist without good materials.
Even the beginner, who must spoil and throw away a lot of paper, should not start off with too cheap a [...]