Watercolor Experimentation
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Watercolor Experimentation
Bending the rules and playing with texture!
Masking and Resist
• Use tape, white crayon or masking fluid to protect your paper from paint
• Let the painting dry
• Remove masking fluid or tape to see the shapes that remain blank
Wet on Wet
• Paint over wet watercolor or paper you have paintedwith plain water
• Colors bleed into each other and have fuzzy, blurred edges
Glazing
• Paint transparent layers of paint over dried layers of paint
• Colors combine, but brush strokes stay crisp and clear
Dry Brushing
• Using a very dry paintbrush, dip the tip in wet paint
• Lightly drag your brush on the paper to create wispy brush strokes
Gradients
• Begin with saturated color, then add stripes of watery paint until the color fades
• Brush strokes should overlap to create a blended transition
Splatter
• Load your brush with paint and hit it against your finger over the paper
• Be careful not to splatter onto a neighbor’s artwork!
Salt Texture
• Paint an area of your paper with watercolor
• Sprinkle salt over the wet paint and let it dry
• Sparkly irregular patterns emerge when dry!
Blowing Paint
• Place a large droplet of paint on your paper
• Get close to the paper and carefully blow the wet paint around until it is the shape you want
• Take breaks- don’t get light-headed!
Alcohol Texture
• Always use with an adult!
• Drip rubbing alcohol on wet watercolors
• The alcohol will push away the watercolor and dry much faster, leaving lighter shapes
Combine these techniques to make something amazing!