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Watercolor Painting Tips
(1) Composition - always start with an interesting arrangement with clear field of depth. (2) Rules & Tools - Use alternation, variety, contrast, center of focus, dominance and texture in all aspects of your paintings (3) Techniques - Practice using sponges, spray bottles, wrinkled paper, scratching sticks and other techniques. (4) Fresh Colors - Always use fresh paint with every brush full. Mix in different colors. (5) Mat - Always use utility tape (2 inch) around the outside of your watercolor paper. A great mat for your painting. More Painting Tips Below Watercolor Painting Tips For Painting In Less Than ONE hour: Tip 1 - Always get the paper as wet as you can before you begin applying watercolor paints. Depending on your environment you may only have 7 minutes before the paper starts to dry. Tip 2 - Don't dilute your paint to the point of liquid. For painting the beach, the foreground trees and bushes you want your paint to be like toothpaste. This will give you a little more control over the wet in wet process also. Tip 3 - Paint from wet to dry, from large shapes to small shapes, and from light values to dark values. All this is done while the painting is drying in the first 7 minutes and also as you apply additional watercolor washes or details. Tip 4 - Use larger brushes such as 3 inch, 2 inch and 1 1/2 inch flat brushes. Tip 5 - Don't try applying the paint uniformly as this is not always pleasing to the viewer. Instead add some variety in your brush strokes, the paint mixture, the size of shapes, the value of shapes, the number of shapes. "Variety is the spice of everything nice" Roy John Fuller 2001. Tip 6 - Apply paint with your brush quickly. Don't stay in one spot going back and forth, move around the paper in light, sweeping strokes and changing your direction continuously. It's the variety in your brush strokes you want to focus on. Always use variety in you painting from the design to the completion. Always paint trees different heights, width, texture, values and colors. The same goes for rocks, mountains, people, clouds and everything else. Tip - 7 I always do best when I paint on a slight angle. You can experiment slanting your board upward off a flat table by placing a book, etc. under the outside edge. I usually paint with my backboard in the vertical position so my students can see better.
Watercolor Painting Resources:
Florida Watercolor Painting Workshops Lee County Florida Art Galleries Paintings For Sale By Roy John Fuller (c) Copyrighted 2007 by Roy John Fuller
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