Good Basic Watercolor Painting Avoids Disappointment!
Having been recently criticized for an incredibly simple 2 stage learn how to paint watercolors course, I have to admit that the critic was absolutely correct…
The course is too simple for a beginner who expects a painting course to show them how to paint landscapes, still-life pictures, portraits and technical subjects. It is far simpler because it was aimed at artists who wanted to learn how to paint before having to learn to draw.
Here are 2 reasons why you should return to basic watercolor painting techniques…
1. It is a great idea to learn to paint before you try to paint a picture
2. When your painting is going wrong it is good to return to first principles
Occasionally, there are lucky people who don’t have any problems. They pick up a box of paints and a brush and easily paint their first watercolor painting. The minority of people who don’t struggle with painting are fortunate indeed.
Alternatively, most of us aren’t blessed with such talents…
* Learning to paint watercolors is hard
* It can seem almost impossible to paint a good watercolor picture
Each and every brush mark can be a nightmare of colors mixing badly and color washes flooding into areas of your painting that you don’t want.
All too soon you can turn your great art ideas into a muddy shambles. When you do you are lost. Unless you understand what is happening when watercolor paint flows across the paper, your painting will never get better…
* When you look you can see how color is carried by water on watercolor paper
* You need to understand that a wash that isn’t fully dry will be wrecked when the next color wash is painted
* It is a great idea to learn how to get a range of different color intensities and tone from a single color before adding another color to the mix
As the old saying goes… “Don’t try to run before you can walk”
It is so easy to become disappointed with your watercolor painting. It is easier still for you to look like you have no artistic ideas and talents. Worst of all you can be made to look like you have no painting skills at all.
Which do you think is better?
“Disappointment and frustration… or a deep understanding of how simple and easy watercolors work in your painting?”
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