Watercolor techniques: wet on dry

Watercolor techniques: wet on dry

by | Aug 10, 2011 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Edges, Handling water, Tips, Transparent washes, Watercolor basics, Watercolor painting steps, Watercolor Painting Techniques, Wet on Dry

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. With the wet on...
Watercolor’s Most Important Ingredient

Watercolor’s Most Important Ingredient

by | Dec 23, 2010 | Handling water, Tips

Water is the most important ingredient when painting with watercolor paints. 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...