tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903066892257895371.post2453013830561845452..comments2023-04-03T01:20:49.296-07:00Comments on Make a joyful color: Watercolor practiceVickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195527278285894012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903066892257895371.post-89697541625521063172012-01-31T03:55:11.781-08:002012-01-31T03:55:11.781-08:00(hint: spray bottle)(hint: spray bottle)j_ayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950413626170168255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903066892257895371.post-15419966468984761232011-08-29T20:34:07.489-07:002011-08-29T20:34:07.489-07:00After I did a pencil sketch, I gave the paper a pr...After I did a pencil sketch, I gave the paper a pretty even coating of water, though if it's Aili doing it, if she doesn't have a big flat brush, it will be hard to get the paper evenly wet; you don't really want to just hold it under water. (hmm. Why not?) In any case, if you wet the paper with a brush, it starts to dry pretty quickly, which is also fine. <br />It turns out there are lots of ways to manipulate the image with watercolors--from misty to crisp and clean.Vickihttp://www.makeajoyfulcolor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903066892257895371.post-26922706829321185312011-08-29T17:41:36.968-07:002011-08-29T17:41:36.968-07:00Do you give the paper an even coating of water bef...Do you give the paper an even coating of water before you add pigment, or is it a more strategic wet-tening? Is it possible to add more water to some parts and less to other? Or do you have to wait until the paper dries if you're interested in finer control?<br /><br />I just bought Aili her first pretty good set of watercolors, and she's loving it. I've never been very good at the medium, never taking advantage of the imprecise reticulatory qualities that makes it so ephemeral.Langdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597348433185355019noreply@blogger.com