Watercolor Tips 5

A great technique to use watercolor, is using stencils or even objects as stencils. Take a simple leaf and place it on the paper. Then grab a spunge a water down the colors on a tray. One color at a time. Soak up the spunge and press it around the edges of the leaf.

It's fun. The watercolor shouldn't be too soggy. Just enough to leave the impression on it and as you're wartecoloring, you can also use different tones to color the inside. It's a rather childish effect but used with care and in the right place you can have a fabulous result.

If you're just interested in doing something simple, than a greeting card might be a good idea. Enjoy

Watercolour Tips 4

After some intense exploration of this medium, one refines the technique and learns from experience.

But besides using this painting technique, we can also add other techniques and apply them onto it. The more obvious would be to add colouring pencils. This conveys richness and particularly if you highlight details.

A very good way to put this in action is actually when incorporating patterns. It's a great way to get enough contrast but naturally blending in with the picture. Another good idea is to use it over one saturated colour and bring out tonal grading. The effect is astounding and work really well with bright colours.

However, these should be worked more towards the end. If you're able to control your watercolours relatively well, then it should not be a problem.

Next week we'll talk about inking over watercolors. Just check out this gorgeous painting of Arthur Rackham. Have fun.