Watercolor Painting Techniques. ADDING VALUE Opacity of color depends on how much water is used.
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Watercolor Painting
Techniques
ADDING VALUEOpacity of color depends on how much water is used.
SALTSprinkled into a wet wash(still shiny).
Sprinkled into a damp wash(salt texture is not as large)
Sprinkled into an almost dry wash (salt texture is very fine).
PLASTIC
Folded and pressed into wet paint.
Crumpled and pressed into wet paint.
BLOTTING & LIFTING
Paper towel and Kleenex used to lift color and create texture while paint is still wet.
WAX PAPERWax paper, laid on wet paint and allowed to dry, then lifted off.
WAX (CRAYON)
ALCOHOL
Dropped in to a damp wash of color.
WATERCOLOR PENCILS
Water can be added before or after drawing with pencils.
AcrylicPainting
Techniques
BRUSHSTROKESSome different brushes
Pressure and wetness of brush
DIFFERENT VALUES
Thick versus watered down paint application
DRY BRUSH
PALETTE KNIVES
POURING PAINT
DILUTING AND SPRAYING/DRIPPING