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Wouldn’t I rather go shopping instead? 10 reasons to paint en plein air
My annual painting residency in Lucca came about by sheer luck. Planning our well-earned holiday, we threw a map at a dart and hit Lucca. I paid upfront for our European ho
Have plenty of a4 drawing paper handy for practicing drawing and shapes.
Wash out and gently dry your brushes before packing away.
Squeeze out new tube paint before starting so that you don’t have to scrub at dry paint and damage your bru
a bit of a sticky subject but has to be addressed at least for educational purposes!
copyright thoughts:
if you could go there and take a photo yourself then it’s ok to use someone else’s photo from internet for reference, however, if the origin
Some thoughts on drawing for the artist:
Drawing skills are essential.
Shapes must be good - note I didn't say "perfect".
"Good" can also mean interesting, unique or beautiful.
Design your artwork with design principles in mind.
Accomplished drawers
The cool thing about Watercolour is that it is mostly not too difficult to fix.
I know, I know, everyone says how it is the most difficult medium but truthfully, everything new is difficult and the myth sayers I've met and perpetuate these myths ca
One of the reasons I love watercolour painting is the speed at which I can achieve a painting. If and when I'm clever, I can have a painting today! It took me a long time to get to this point - I've been painting watercolour close to 25 years - it's
a difficult subject to draw so i broken it down to geometric shapes.
I think its the foreshortening that confuses us PLUS we know what a car looks like - but do we actually look?
However, we need to remember to not confuse what we know with what w
this is a glossary of terms for all things art including watercolour
in no particular order and under construction, so please do check back regularly for updates:
DESIGN TERMINOLOGY:
COMPOSITION: aka design, sometimes considered a dirty word i
I had to stop painting halfway through a new work yesterday - my pet peeve - largely
because I struggle to get back into the zone of things when it's all dry and at that middle bland stage of light and mid values.
so I'm writing a list of what I nee
If i could meet the person who first said "your painting is not perfect" or "I'm a perfectionist" i would give them a jolly good talking to!!
Lets get a reality check here - there's no such thing as perfect (except for Mary Poppins and even she said
leave gaps
love wrong marks
curves where there should be straights and vice versa
less is more
hold pencil at tip so you can't be accurate
I might not paint it like this but it will make me stop and think
I should also
Mark Twain said, “never let the truth get in the way of a good story”
Paint what your painting needs not necessarity what is in front of you.
Think about designing your painting - what are the elements that communicate your story or your message? w
How did you first become interested in watercolour painting?
I painted watercolour and oil when I was very young and then added other media to my repertoire but once I had children and several close breavements, my mind was completely lost and creativity just flew out the window. while I was nursing my mother…
Read more…Deciding what to paint
This is a big issue, especially for new painters (sculptures, writers etc). My secret deciding factor is, if I react with a wow or ooohh, or aaahhh. that doesn't mean it will work out but it means the subject has captured my senses!! how do you…
Read more…Forum Rules
Welcome everyone! This group is for the learning, sharing, camaradierie and discussion of painting with watercolours. People of all skill levels are welcome here and as for the “rules” well… I'm not a fan of “don’ts”… so here’s a list of “DO’S” 1.…
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