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
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
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
By: Gagan W Deep | 2010-03-29 | Photography Painting is an art that can leave you in an eternal bliss by the kind of experience it gives you. When you paint your thoughts on a piece of paper, you carve out your imagination on paper thus leaving you with satiety and contentment. read more
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
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
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
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
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
By: Edith Ozera | 2010-11-07 | Arts & Entertainment Painting with watercolor can be really complex and tough. This is why learning how to watercolor painting is one of the most difficult skills for the beginner artists. read more
By: woodchuck | 2010-12-29 | Art Watercolorists become sponge connoisseurs. You already should have a cellulose sponge beside your water container to help you control the water. You can also use a variety of natural sponges to apply paint or lift it off the paper. read more
By: Gagan W Deep | 2010-03-29 | Photography Painting is always fun especially if you can also make your own watercolor paints. Many people love painting and are always on a look out for various tips on water color painting and different ways of painting new and beautiful paintings. It is always a better option to make your own water color paint as this way you can make exactly the color that you require and you also save a lot of money which would otherwise have been spent on buying the colors. read more
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
By: woodchuck | 2010-10-30 | Art The mixing area of your palette can get messy. When it's too messy, you may not be able to mix fresh clean colors. The solution is easy: Take the damp sponge that always sits by your water container and sponge up the dirty watercolor. Don't forget to rinse the sponge until it's clean again. read more