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Testing new watercolors and watercolor paper on something relatively disposable. There are some definite problems with this, but the exercise was more to break through into using watercolors and to test whether I could paint over inked lines.
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Well... the very soul of watercolor is mecurial so it's hard to get absolute control over it. That said, I've found these following tips to be of use.
Soak and stretch your water color paper before you use it. Tack it down to a board and let it dry.
As stated, hot pressed waatercolor paper = less texture see from the paper.
Often an artist will get the area they want to work in wet before they put any pigment down. So, you would fill in the outline of a man in some water (round brushes work well for general work) and then when the paper has absorbed some of the liquid, start brushing in your medium. This is not sopping wet, just damp, so the pigment blends better.
It is very easy to overwork a watercolor picture so I wouldn't consider going over any place, after it's dry more than 3 times, as the paint starts lifting off and it looks very bad. Try adding your blend colors when the medium is wet.
Try working in small areas first, such as filling in a shield, to see how blending and the drying process works. I've always broken my watercolor pieces (other than the general background) down into pieces.
A flat brush can help create a flat edge.
If you apply salt to the piece while it's drying (can't be too wet) the salt aborbs the pigment around it, giving the area an almost stary effect.
Sometimes people mix inks in with their watercolor and that does work. However, while this will give you stronger colors, make sure the area is plenty wet before putting any pigment down or you will get a solid line in the middle of the area you are trying to evenly cover.
Soak and stretch your water color paper before you use it. Tack it down to a board and let it dry.
As stated, hot pressed waatercolor paper = less texture see from the paper.
Often an artist will get the area they want to work in wet before they put any pigment down. So, you would fill in the outline of a man in some water (round brushes work well for general work) and then when the paper has absorbed some of the liquid, start brushing in your medium. This is not sopping wet, just damp, so the pigment blends better.
It is very easy to overwork a watercolor picture so I wouldn't consider going over any place, after it's dry more than 3 times, as the paint starts lifting off and it looks very bad. Try adding your blend colors when the medium is wet.
Try working in small areas first, such as filling in a shield, to see how blending and the drying process works. I've always broken my watercolor pieces (other than the general background) down into pieces.
A flat brush can help create a flat edge.
If you apply salt to the piece while it's drying (can't be too wet) the salt aborbs the pigment around it, giving the area an almost stary effect.
Sometimes people mix inks in with their watercolor and that does work. However, while this will give you stronger colors, make sure the area is plenty wet before putting any pigment down or you will get a solid line in the middle of the area you are trying to evenly cover.
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