Watercolor Painting Techniques. ADDING VALUE Opacity of color depends on how much water is used.

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Watercolor Painting Techniques

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Watercolor Painting

Techniques

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ADDING VALUEOpacity of color depends on how much water is used.

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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).

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PLASTIC

Folded and pressed into wet paint.

Crumpled and pressed into wet paint.

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BLOTTING & LIFTING

Paper towel and Kleenex used to lift color and create texture while paint is still wet.

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WAX PAPERWax paper, laid on wet paint and allowed to dry, then lifted off.

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WAX (CRAYON)

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ALCOHOL

Dropped in to a damp wash of color.

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WATERCOLOR PENCILS

Water can be added before or after drawing with pencils.

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AcrylicPainting

Techniques

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BRUSHSTROKESSome different brushes

Pressure and wetness of brush

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DIFFERENT VALUES

Thick versus watered down paint application

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DRY BRUSH

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PALETTE KNIVES

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POURING PAINT

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DILUTING AND SPRAYING/DRIPPING