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How To Use Watercolor Pencils -Part 1

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:26:08 +0000

First of a series of three tutorials on using watercolor pencils (also know as water soluble pencils). Shows what you need to get started using watercolor pencils and some of the ways you can use them. Duration : 0:9:36 [youtube … Continue reading →

Watercolor Painting Tips : Adding Darker Color Watercolor Painting

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:25:15 +0000

Create depth in watercolor paintings by adding darker colors with the help of our expert in this free video clip on painting with watercolor.

Expert: Kristine Mueller
Bio: Kristine Mueller is an artist and designer who has studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and design.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

Duration : 0:2:41

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Does watercolor and acrylics work well together?

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:22:36 +0000

I wanted to try experimenting with different types of mixed media. I’m quite comfortable with both watercolor and acrylics. I don’t intend to literally mix the two, but I just wanted to know if it is a good idea to use them together, and if so, where can I find the techniques for it?
I’m gonna leave this to be voted for best answer

Theoretically you should be able to, since they are both water-based. But since acrylic dries smooth and hard, I think watercolor would have a hard time sticking to it. You would probably have to start with watercolor and do the acrylic on top of it.

But you’ll have to experiment to be sure, I’ve never tried it myself. But I mean, I know for sure that they won’t explode or anything if you use them in the same piece. Good luck!

Watercolor Portrait Painting by Susan Harrison-Tustain

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:07:11 +0000

Susan Harrison-Tustain’s watercolor portrait painting condensed into 35 seconds.
See more at: http://www.susanart.com

Duration : 0:0:35

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Painting with Watercolor : Different Types of Washes for Watercolor Painting

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:07:10 +0000

Learn about the different types of washes in watercolor painting and how to prepare a wash in this free video art lesson.

Expert: John R. Junger
Contact: www.foundryartcentre.org
Bio: John R. Junger received his Masters degree at Lindenwood University, and has taught at several Junior Colleges as well as Lindenwood University.
Filmmaker: Ross Safronoff

Duration : 0:2:3

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2007 Watercolor Exhibits

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:18:23 +0000

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 32 Annual Exhibition

16th Annual Colorado Watercolor Society’s State Watermedia Exhibition

June 1 – November 11

Duration : 0:5:59

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How to do a Wet on Wet Wash: a Watercolor Tutorial

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:26:03 +0000

This video will show you how to create a wet on wet wash. Washes are a basic necessity for any watercolor painting, and they are what the whole painting is made up of – small and large areas of color! Painting wet into wet is one way to avoid lines of demarcation that are created when painting wet on dry paper. Please rate, comment, and subscribe!

Duration : 0:8:22

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Watercolor Painting with Spray Bottle Effects, cheapjoes.com

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:33:13 +0000

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Joe Miller explains how to paint with watercolors using a spray bottle to diffuse water and create air brush effects. These watercolor painting techniques are helpful for adding highlights to your watercolor art work.

Here is a transcription for those that can’t turn their speakers up.

Hi it’s me again, ol’ Joe from Cheap Joe’s and I’d like to show you how to use the spray bottles with colors in them. Lots of people use a little spray bottle to mist with just water. I love using these with the color in them and spraying to make almost like an airbrush effect. So, stay with me.

Now what I have here is the Holbein spray bottle, they work great. This one is the red color; you can see it’s poppy. Sky blue, this is bumble bee and I’ve already put my bumble bee in there and all I do is take my tube of paint and squeeze in a about a teaspoon full. Then take my water and pour about a third of the way up the bottle with it, put my hand on it like that and shake it until it is dissolved. That takes about thirty seconds maybe, but not too long. And once its dissolved I take the cap and put back in there, shake it a little more. Then I test it over to one side somewhere and see how it’s coming out. Oh, it’s coming out great. Then if you want to you can lay your mask paper to make a mask over the area you want to keep white. Kind of spray here and there, see lets add a little bit of the blue. Can you see it? I’m going to show it to you on the white paper there. See it coming out? Little bit of the red. Oh, isn’t that pretty? And we can do that as much as we want to, to add extra color in there, a little highlight. Great way to add a highlight to a painting that’s kind of gotten dull.

That’s the way I use these little spray bottles. You can do the whole painting with these little things believe it or not, by simply cutting a mask out. I use news print or even an old newspaper. I’ll cut out shapes then lay down then ill spray then I’ll take that shape up and put down another shape and spray. Fun way to paint, fun way to have things to do. Great way to add foliage to the foreground or bright flowers in a little scene. Good fun way to do it. Holbein spray bottles that are a couple of bucks each. You’re going to love them. See you next time.

Find out more at cheapjoes.com.

Duration : 0:2:23

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Painting with Watercolor : Understanding Watercolor Paint Quality

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:13:24 +0000

Learn about choosing the correct type and quality of watercolor paint for your watercolor project in this free video art lesson.

Duration : 0:2:21

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Watercolor in 4 Minutes – A Brief Demonstration by Rick Peckham

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:02:00 +0000

If you’ve ever wanted to watch someone paint a watercolor but didn’t have much time this is for you. I have compressed an hour and a half video of a painting I made to 4 minutes! Enjoy the show! Duration … Continue reading →