Thursday, May 31, 2018

Intermediate and Beginning Watercolor 5/31/18 Profound Darks

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Making deep, velvety darks is a challenge for many watercolor painters. Part of the problem comes from the unavoidable fact that the pai...
Thursday, May 24, 2018

Beginning Watercolor 5/24/18 Wet into wet into wet...

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In Class yesterday you all began working on images that suggested an approach that involves making more than one layer while the paper ...

Intermediate Watercolor 5/24/18 What's left when you let go of texture and 3-dimensionality?

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It takes practice to learn to identify which information in a scene is essential and which is optional. Then it takes even more practic...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Beginning Watercolor 5/17/18 How wet is your brush compared to the paper?

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When you paint a sky, remember that in the finished painting the sky will not be the only thing on the page. With all the other stuff...

Intermediate Watercolor 5/17/18 Before you make a painting...

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It's no surprise that painting requires a different kind of observation from most other activities. Of course we all practice thinking a...
Friday, May 11, 2018

Intermediate Homework 5/10/18 Similarities first, then differences

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Shape first, then texture, if necessary. You've heard that before, I'm sure. It's part of the approach to simplifying a painti...

Beginning Watercolor Homework 5/10 Selecting a Limited Palette

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Limiting your palette is a good way to strengthen your color mixing skills. Traditionally, a limited palette comprises one each of the prima...
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