Painting with water colors can be very tricky
sometimes if you are dealing with colors for the first time or you have little
knowledge about the colors. This part is challenging for number of people and it’s
common. However, following simple steps and little more practice and bring good
results.
To start a painting you need to consider
different things:
1. Quality of paper: Water colors painting
demands good quality of paper because paper matters a lot in any kind of
painting. Poor quality paper can shrink in size when the wet color is used on
it. It will not yield good results and can ruin all the hard work done to
finish a master piece. Thin paper can always tear apart with the use of much water
and can even spread the color all over the paper in excess. On the other hand,
choose a paper with hard base, thick in size so that it can absorb the color
appropriately without spreading the color or tearing the paper.
2. Brand of color: Watercolors comes in different
brands and it’s really important for you to try out best quality if you want to
put your best in the art work. The best colors that I use for my paintings are
the water colors that come in tubes as these can be squeezed out and mixed with
water according to required amount.
3. Brush sizes and shapes: Brushes are the main
part of an excellent painting. Try to use good brushes, those may be little
expensive but it’s good to buy outstanding one rather regretting on a cheap
quality brush. You don't want to lose the hair of cheap brush on your painting,
so go with good brush and also wash it gently after use. Use different sized
brushes as it will help you in giving better details in painting.
4. Test color separately: Before starting your
master piece try out the colors on separate piece of paper and practice mixing
the colors you want.
5. Use less water: Water can make your color more
transparent and less in the thickness. Water should always be added in limit to
get the proper and darker shade. Or if you want lighter shade use less water in
that case.
TIP: If you run
out of watercolor try to use your color pencils and dip the color pencil lead
in the water and rub to get color out of it.
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