Watercolour Basics Grade 8 and 9
Tips for Watercolour
1. Always use good materials and take care of your materials
2. Always add water to your paint or to your paper
wet on wet = allows the paint to move around
wet on dry = more control with the paint
more water = lighter colour
less water = darker colour
3. Do not paint up to the lines, but leave an edge of whitespace
4. When doing a wash, keep it light and leave whitespace for the eye to move around your piece
5. Start with light pencil as guidelines, then go over in ink if you like
6. Use your knowledge of colour theory when blending colours, blend on the table or palette
7. Play with colours, trees to not have to be green and brown, they could be pink and purple
8. When creating a watercolour, draw from an image not from your head
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