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Watercolor Painting Lifting

By: woodchuck | 2010-12-01 | Art
Want to remove or erase paint? You can! At least you can make an area lighter. You can lift (remove) paint to correct excess paint or create a highlight. read more

Watercolor - Tips For Using Watercolors

By: Murtaza Habib | 2010-03-29 | Photography
Watercolor is a medium of paint, which will add life in your painting. If you follow the tips for using watercolor you can be able to master the art of your watercolor painting. The most beneficial characteristic of watercolor is its transparency. There are lot of shines in the color and blends well with all the colors of the paper. Some of the tricks used can work wonders and the best of illusion for your own masterpiece. Lift paint is one of the tricks used while using watercolors. read more

Watercolor Paint Set

By: Darren Pace | 2011-04-01 | Photography
A watercolor paint set is the ideal introduction to art that many people use, and enjoy using for a long time. Many people enjoy painting, and to fully appreciate what they are achieving they will need an understanding of the paints being used. read more

Watercolor Painting Supplies

By: Jacque Crook | 2011-04-03 | Article Marketing
There are many watercolor painting supplies available to choose from. To really master this art medium, it''s important to understand the history of watercolor painting, what watercolor paints are mad... read more

Watercolor Painting tricks - Masking over

By: woodchuck | 2010-12-25 | Art
Most art supply stores carry a product called masking fluid (mask) that saves white. You apply the liquid to your paper where you want to preserve the white. You can then paint over the protected area — slop, spray, drip, whatever — then peel off the mask to reveal fresh, white paper underneath that is unaffected by your work on top. read more

Watercolor Materials

By: Jacque Crook | 2011-04-05 | Article Marketing
Choosing the right watercolor pencils can help you create a beautiful work of art. Watercolor pencils are different from the traditional brushes in that they are easier to use and carry around. Becaus... read more

Learning to Paint in Watercolor

By: Norman Munro | 2010-03-29 | Photography
Watercolour! The very word conjures up lightness, luminosity, and fear! Whoever thought a blank sheet of paper could be so scary? read more

How Watercolor paint is packaged ?

By: woodwind | 2010-10-09 | Photography
Watercolor paints come in two types of packaging:Tubes and Pans read more

Watercolor Painting tricks - Waxing on

By: woodwind | 2010-12-24 | Art
Wax resists watercolor, so using a white crayon or a candle is a quick and easy way to save a bit of white when painting. Say you don't want to go to the effort of painting around an area for a tiny highlight in a flower. Just a touch of a crayon saves the dot, stays invisible, and keeps you from needing a steady hand to paint around that highlight. read more

Watercolor Painting Tricks - Sprinkling salt

By: woodwind | 2010-12-29 | Art
A little table salt sprinkled on damp paint creates a delicate flower-like spot. Each crystal of salt chases away the pigment to make a lighter area beneath it. You can use this texture to create a field of flowers, snow, or leaves on a tree. It also creates interest in a background or foreground where not much else is going on. read more

Watercolor Painting Glaze Technique

By: Patterns | 2010-12-03 | Art
A glaze is a very transparent layer of paint applied over an area that's already painted. Glazing has lots of possibilities. You can glaze over an area to make it less or more prominent. read more

Watercolor Painting Lessons - Negative painting

By: Patterns | 2010-12-25 | Art
Negative space is the space around and between the positive shapes in a painting. Negative space is as important to consider as the positive shapes. The object, or subject, in the painting (a flower, for instance) is the positive shape. The area around the flower, the background, is the negative space. read more

How to Pick out paper for your watercolor painting?

By: Patterns | 2010-10-09 | Art
Let me be direct for a moment: You do not want to skimp on paper quality. Cheap paper can't take the abuse required of watercolor. Good watercolor paper is made of 100 percent cotton rag, acid-free content. It lasts a very long time — it's been found in Egyptian tombs in good condition! read more

Using Watercolor Pencils

By: Darren Pace | 2011-04-01 | Photography
Choosing the right watercolor pencils can help you create a beautiful work of art. Watercolor pencils are different from the traditional brushes in that they are easier to use and carry around. read more

Lessons On Watercolor Painting Techniques

By: Jodi Cressy | 2010-09-11 | Photography
LA Painting Lessons are offered at all levels of ability and a wide variety of subjects from still life and landscape to experimental methods. Watercolor painting is an other feature. Painting in watercolors is the neccessarily the most difficult skill for artist to learn and master as it cannot be faked. read more