Oil and watercolor techniques are very different, so the sooner you move to oil, the better. If you want – and it’s a good idea – use your watercolor pencils to do a rough study sketch for reference. If you’re still interested in trying out the watercolor-first approach, go for it, but on a test piece or two.
You probably put a lot of yourself into your watercolor paintings: time, energy, concentration, anger, love, blood sweat, & tears. So you sure don’t want your creations to fade, discolor, or otherwise deteriorate. Here are some things to consider to prevent that from happening:: • your paper • framing and mounting materials • properly displaying finished watercolors • and, of course ...
Hello What are the best books about learning Watercolor? I'm a real beginner and don't know almost nothing. I read good reviews about a book called Everyday […]
Perhaps you are trying to learn to paint by copying demonstrations in watercolor books; that could definitely lead to frustration for a beginner if you don’t have the “right” colors. May I suggest you drop the demonstration style watercolor books for now? Instead, start making color grids or colorwheels, or just samples of your colors.
I found several tutorials and tips on YouTube on how to flatten an already completed watercolor painting that is warped, and I’m testing one of those methods now on a painting I don’t really care about. I saturated the back of the painting with water then weighed it down with heavy books overnight.
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I’m after a fine watercolor brush for fine details and looking for some recommendations. I need the brush to spring back to a fine point as I’m drawing thin lines.
