Painting with Watercolour

Block Paints- Easy to work with- Translucent or opaque painting techniques.- Easy to clean.- Easy to mix and create new colours.

Translucent/Transparent- Add more water to the brush.

Opaque- Add more paint to the brush.

Translucent vs Opaque

Translucent/Transparent- letting light through, seeing through to the other side. -Less rich in colour.

Opaque-not letting light through, harder to see to the other side.-More rich in colour.

Playing with Watercolours

Use the block paints to discover how to create paint strokes that are more translucent or opaque.

Try mixing paint to create colours that are not part of the block paints.

Design an abstract watercolour picture. White space is part of the paper, not painted in with white.

Use both translucent and opaque techniques.

Abstract Watercolour Painting

Landscape Watercolour Paintings