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Archive for December, 2008

Selection of Watercolor Paints And How To Use Them?

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Some artists make mistakes and rectify watercolor painting by removing a coat of paint or by adding a layer of fresh paint. This is why you need to be extra careful while doing water color painting as any negligence can cost you dearly in your work. The paper used for watercolor must have an excellent texture and a high quality. You must choose paper promptly according to the scene you are going to paint. You have got the option to choose from the watercolor papers such as hot pressed, cold pressed quality. Weight and size of the watercolor paper also matter a lot because the fibers of these papers when treated decrease the capability of the paper to absorb water. You must stretch the lighter paper before use to avoid wrinkling of the paper when it comes in contracts with the wet brush. Before searching for best watercolor paint, you need to consider the fact that whether a painter is already a professional artist or is still learning as a student. If you are an artist who is well acquainted with watercolor painting, then artist watercolor paint is the best option for you. With artist watercolor, you can choose more vibrant colors. Though it is the best to use artist watercolor, but you have the option to mix and tally the colors.

Watercolor paints are available in form of tubes and pans. Water should be mixed in proportion to make the colors more accessible and workable. Before working with other colors, you have to rinse the brush properly. This is a must for working with pan watercolor paints. If you avoid this, a dirty and ugly looking at color shades will ruin your painting. There is a belief that people should not use black or white color in their watercolor, but it has been seen that using these two colors some people have created a master piece of art work. These works of art will describe you the delight of working on watercolor painting.

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