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When a watercolor painting is not fixable

When a watercolor painting is not fixable

by Joe | Oct 11, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, painting problems

When a watercolor painting just can’t be salvaged Well this does happen and not just to beginners, experts also create work that just doesn’t come together.  In fact I believe you have to be prepared to make such paintings from time to time if you want your art...
Muddy watercolor paintings and problems with design

Muddy watercolor paintings and problems with design

by Joe | Oct 11, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Mud, painting problems

Small area of muddy watercolor If your watercolor painting is largely made up of clean watercolor washes but maybe 5% is overworked and muddy looking I often just let it go as it will not alter the overall look of your painting. This is not a hard and fast rule...
Fixing problems with shape and tone in a watercolor painting

Fixing problems with shape and tone in a watercolor painting

by Joe | Oct 11, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, painting problems

Mass of tree foliage too flat and uninteresting You have just painted a mass of tree foliage but have just discovered it looks like one big flat shape. If the paint is still wet just use your fingernail or the rounded edge of and old credit card and scrape in some...
Watercolor problems: objects in wrong place

Watercolor problems: objects in wrong place

by Joe | Oct 11, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, painting problems

Large splash of paint in unwanted area of your painting Watercolor problems often happen when one is moving a fully loaded watercolor paint brush over your painting surface. If you are not careful or are bumped you can drop a whole lot of paint where is it unwanted....

Removing stray watercolor droplets in your sky

by Joe | Oct 11, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, painting problems, Painting skies

Stray watercolor droplets in the sky Sometime when you are painting the odd tiny drop of watercolor paint will land on a light area of your painting like the sky. How can you fix this? One way is to very quickly touch it with the tip of a tissue. Don’t press on it...
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