Equipment needed
The materials required for watercolor painting are simple: paints, paper, brushes and water.
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Acrylic verses watercolor techniques
Acrylic can be used to simulate watercolor, by laying down thin washes you can achieve the same as watercolor. Once the wash dries with acrylic you can apply another and another
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Stippling
Stippling is a technique whereby paint is applied in little dabs instead of actual brushstrokes. The impressionists painted this way and sometimes straight from the tube, unmixed.
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Changing it up
The last part of my thoughts on acrylic lye in the other forms of painting besides acrylic like watercolor or acrylic like oil techniques.
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Starting to paint in watercolor
This can be a rewarding medium and experience. Watercolor is not a fast painting medium.
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Lifting color
As we discussed before it is very hard to get the white back when the white is gone,
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Brushes
You well need a small selection of brushes to start off with. A large flat brush to lie on a wash, a medium
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Brush strokes
The brush is not just used to layer your paint it is vital for the process of painting.
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Warm and Cool Colors
Reddish and yellowish colors are considered warm because they remind us of fire and flame.
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Sponging
The sponge is a necessary and needed tool for the artist. There are many varieties of sponges, try a few and see what is your favorite.
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Subject matters
If you are new at watercolor you maybe frustrated thinking of what to paint.
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Washes
Watercolor is very different from other mediums for one thing it is transparent.
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