WATERCOLOR SURFACES
Most watercolor artists depend upon white paper for the tints of the colours of their work. Due to this fact, white paper is usually most popular by watercolor artists. (Though there are exceptions to each rule.) Papers vary in value from very cheap to very costly. Watercolor papers are categorized by the load of the paper and the kind of tooth (texture) of the floor. That is decided by how a lot 500 sheets (or a ream) of paper weighs. For instance 100 pound paper is thinner paper than say, 400 pound paper. Thicker paper is most frequently dearer. Thinner papers are likely to bubble with a number of functions whereas thicker papers preserve their kind. Papers may also vary in tooth. Tooth is the floor texture of the paper. Watercolor papers which are “hotpress” papers are clean in floor texture whereas “coldpress” papers are tough in floor texture Sketchbook for drawing.
Many artists selected to arrange the paper earlier than they paint. This may increasingly embrace moistening the paper. An artist might dip the paper right into a water tub after which tape the paper to a board to stretch the paper, or the paper could also be first taped to a board after which sprayed with water. Getting ready the paper permits for the watercolor paint to be absorbed by the paper with out the paper buckling.
WATERCOLOR BRUSHES
There may be seemingly an countless number of brushes designed for watercolor portray. Most watercolor brushes are fabricated from some sort of animal hair. Sable brushes are delicate and are most popular by most watercolor artists. Many brushes produced at the moment are combos between pure fibers and artificial fibers. Many of those brushes present the advantages of each pure fiber brushes and artificial fiber brushes. Nylon brushes are purely artificial and may also be used for watercolor portray. Nylon brushes are likely to preserve their form longer and are extra sturdy than pure brushes. (To not point out inexpensive.) Bristle brushes are usually not designed for watercolor portray though some attention-grabbing results might be created with them. I might recommend experimenting with several types of brushes to search out the sort that’s finest fitted to what results you are attempting to attain.
There are additionally completely different shapes of brushes for watercolor portray. Flat brushes are a sq. form, whereas spherical brushes are extra tubular after which taper to a degree. Brush sizes are designated by the number given to them. A no. 24 brush is the biggest spherical brush whereas a no. 00 is the smallest spherical brush.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING TECHNIQUES
Watercolor portray permits for quite a lot of results. A few of these watercolor portray strategies permit for alot of control on the a part of the artist whereas different strategies present the artist with little control.
Moist on Dry-
This watercolor portray method is precisely the way it sounds-wet paint on a dry floor. This may increasingly embrace making use of a clear wash or it could embrace a heavier focus of paint. This system permits the artist fairly a little bit of control over the medium. When watercolor paper is used, the paint is absorbed into the paper permitting the artist to information the paint into the areas the place it’s desired.
Moist on Moist-
This watercolor portray method is putting moist paint into an space that’s already saturated with moisture. This space may very well be moist due to watercolor paint or it may very well be moist due to a wash of water. This watercolor portray method doesn’t permit the artist to have full control over the medium. The water pulls the utilized pigment in numerous instructions due to capillary motion. This watercolor portray method, though arduous to control, does create some attention-grabbing results.
Dry Brush-
The dry brush watercolor method is used to create textures. It’s achieved by wetting the comb first with watercolor after which rubbing the comb a bit on a floor like a paper towel to dry it out slightly. Then the comb is used to use the remaining colour to the floor. Due to the comb having little or no paint in it a textured mark outcomes on the floor.