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Sunday, September 22, 2013

What A Watercolorist Actually Does

By Mia Kent


Painting is a very broad art with a lot of sub categories like oil painting, watercoloring and many more. Now out of all of the variations, probably the most interesting of all these variations would be watercoloring because it is one of the easiest versions. Now a painter who does this is known as a watercolorist and this is the whole process he will take when he makes his painting.

As a painter in this field, one will be making use of water all the time. He will have to learn the art of using the right amount of water as well as the right amount of paint in order to be able to create the right type of mix. So he must always have a continuous supply of water beside him while he paints.

When he is ready with his brushes, paints, and water supply, then the first step here is to wet the canvas. The primary reason for doing this would be to simply get the paper ready for the painting of the background. In order to do this, one must first get a big brush, dip that brush into some water, and just simply smear the water all over the paper.

Once one has done this, then the next step would be to paint the background of the painting. The first thing to do here would be to get some paint and start mixing it will a significant amount of water. If one would paint with this type of mix, then there will be a fading effect that is produced.

Once this is done, the painter must now allow his picture to dry up a little bit before he proceeds to the next step. The reason why he must do this is so that the next layer that he will paint over the background will not run and drip. Also, it will look much nicer when it has already dried up.

After the background has already dried up, then now would be the right time to paint the actual picture on top of the background. As compared to the painting of the background, now one will be using only a little bit of water and more paint. The technique here would be to first put paint on the brush and then dip it in a little bit of water.

An option in this step would be to experiment with different color shades and color combinations in order to create a more dynamic effect on the painting.. In order to create a light shade, then he has to make use of a lot water. The opposite is done for darker colors where in one has to use a little bit of water only.

So for beginner watercolorists, it is very essential to be learning these techniques before going to the advanced ones. In order for one to be able to perfect this art, he must first know the process of creating a painting out of water and paints. From there, he will pick up the more advanced maneuvers and techniques that will create nicer effects.




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