How Do I Paint Tan? (beige/khaki/sand/bark/fur/feathers/skin)
Do you have trouble with these colors? Here’s a tip that can make them easier to mix AND much more natural and lively!
Do you have trouble with these colors? Here’s a tip that can make them easier to mix AND much more natural and lively!
A way to spatter without getting paint (or masking fluid) all over you and your studio.
One of the joys of watercolor is the ease of cleanup. In fact, you don’t really have to clean up at all, if you don’t feel like it. Nothing terrible happens if you just wipe off your brush, put it down and walk away. Well, mostly—do you know the right way to put down a watercolor…
Working on paper that is saturated from the back is a method for preventing your paper from buckling while you work that does not involve stretching it.
I demonstrate some of my favorite mixtures for grey, including a secret for mixing greys to create a sense of warm light glowing behind the edges of clouds.
Creating a sense of depth and believable shadows, especially on red, yellow and orange objects.
Oh, my! This was a hard post to write! I had a really hard time staying down off my soapbox on the subject of our cultural attitude towards drawing, and art-making in general. If you are one of those who thinks you “can’t draw” I hope in a later post to give you enough insight…
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