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How to paint sand and hills with watercolor

By joecart, on August 20th, 2011%

We now look at how to paint sand and hills with watercolor.

In this step, figure 5, paint the distant hills, leaving a few untouched areas at the bottom of the closest hill were rocks will be place in the next step. Paint one wash over both hills and let it . . . → Read More: How to paint sand and hills with watercolor

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Watercolor techniques: wet on dry

By joecart, on August 10th, 2011%

Wet on dry watercolor painting technique

Wet on Dry is the watercolor painting technique you use when you want to place a hard or sharpe edge on your painting, though you can also use it to cover an area with a nice clean watercolor wash, see figure 6.

Figure 6: Wet on Dry, . . . → Read More: Watercolor techniques: wet on dry

Comments are closed   Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Edges, Handling water, Tips, Transparent washes, Watercolor basics, Watercolor painting steps, Watercolor Painting Techniques, Wet on Dry

Watercolor’s Most Important Ingredient

By joecart, on December 23rd, 2010%

WATER!

It is very important to know its characteristics or you will not be able to properly handle this medium.

Many of the wonderful effects achieved in a great watercolor painting are directly attributable to the amount of water on the paper, in your pallet mixes and on your brush. By keeping an eye . . . → Read More: Watercolor’s Most Important Ingredient

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