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What are some good tips for painting with watercolors?
I practice so much but I just can’t seem to get the hang of it. When I draw, I press down very hard and when I paint I do the same thing also. I know that’s not what your suppose to do with watercolors because you need the hiteness of the paper to show through a little. Also, what are some good techniques to just do a simple painting ?
I meant whiteness, not hiteness, sorry for the typo.
draw lighter so the lines wont show after ur done painting , don’t use too much water, let the intensity of the hues show as much as u can that way you wont need to do layer after layer which could damage your paper, also try dry brushing , wet your brush and then with the brush only dio it in the paint and put the colors down , this will make colors darker, you can also wet the paper with a clean brush , a cloth or your hand in the areas you want dark tones and then pick up pigment and put it on top of teh wet areas , you can aslo wet the paper a lot and throw in different colors then you can blow the water or put the work vertically and let it drip or “blee”, you can aslo add salt or sugar on the paper and weit it , paint it and let it dry , this will create different textures, you can also do glazes these are fun to do , there are many books on water colour tricks n techniques , have fun.
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