Watercolor Plein Air Step 3

Watercolor Plein Air Step 3

Spray Bottle I keep a spray bottle handy.  It has a very fine mist (it was used to spray anti static spray on clothing before I appropriated it for my watercolour work) and I use it to keep my painting wet. If you spray while the paper still has a shine on it you...
How to paint plein air with watercolors

How to paint plein air with watercolors

Plan your watercolor painting I start by developing a good design and an idea of how I am going to progress with my painting.  This is achieved during the drawing stage. Time of Day Now I try and get my paintings done in the early hours of the day and late in the...
Watercolor Plein Air

Watercolor Plein Air

Problems painting plein air with watercolor Artists often have trouble painting plein air with watercolor.  The reasons for this are many so I have written this article to offer some help. My first attempt at painting outdoors was a total disaster leaving me quite...

Watercolor workshops how to tackle one: part 4

Taking Notes By all means take notes during a workshop, especially if something the tutor says really strikes a chord with you, but don’t do it at the expense of really looking at “how” the tutor is painting.  Otherwise you will miss important information which...

Watercolor workshops how to tackle one: part 3

Workshop materials Every now and then you will be sent out a workshop required materials list only to discover when you get there that it is very out of date to what the tutor is currently using.  This happens when a tutor has been with the same organization for many...