A flat wash is a basic watercolor technique that you will use nearly every time you start a new painting. You usually use it when you need to cover a large area of your paper with paint.
With the flat wash watercolor technique you end up with a flat or even area of color across the paper.
Select a dark hue for your flat wash and mix enough paint on your palette to cover all of your paper. The more water you add, the lighter the color will be. To darken it, add some more color.
Fill your brush with paint, and starting in the upper left corner draw your brush across the paper to the upper right corner.
Fill up your brush again and paint across the next row, overlapping the first row of paint. Make sure to go over the damp edge of the previous flat wash, so that the wash is even.
Continue until you have covered all the paper. You can use his watercolor technique to create a basic flat wash as a background for your painting, or to create the sky or ground.
Use a large paintbrush with flexible bristles. Apply the wash before the paper dries. Sweep the surface horizontally, starting at the top: alternate between a right to left stripe and an underneath, left to right, one. Make sure to go over the damp edge of the previous stripe, to make sure the wash is solidly uniform.
There are a couple of basic ways to paint with watercolor. The wet-on-wet method is typically used for painting landscapes, simple skies, or soft watercolor washes because the effect gives us a nice flowy look that can be applied in different ways. Basically, we're adding wet paint to a wet surface.
There are two fundamental techniques in watercolor painting. You can't escape them… they are: Wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry. Together, these techniques form a golden rule that is unique to watercolors, and highlights the broad range of possibilities in watercolor painting.
wash drawing, artwork in which a fine layer of colour—usually diluted ink, bistre, or watercolour—is spread with a brush over a broad surface evenly enough so that no brush marks are visible in the finished product.
Acrylic paints are more vibrant and opaque than watercolor paints. They're also more versatile, easier for beginners, more durable, have a longer working time, and are more durable.
The student range is a good watercolour paint for beginners, though some people prefer to start straight away with professional-grade paints. Remember that the paints you use are down to personal preference. I see many people recommending that watercolour beginners buy good supplies, and the reason makes sense.
To set up a basic watercolor painting color chart, begin with water, a piece of watercolor paper, and your watercolor palette. On the left side of the paper, moving vertically, list the names of each color in your palette. Duplicate your list across the bottom of your paper, moving horizontally from left to right.
Tilt the paper to stand up a little, creating a puddle of water at the bottom of the wet area. Load up your brush with the next mixture and paint underneath the first area, allowing your brush to touch the bottom of the puddle. The colour should spill down as you paint, allowing gravity to create the blend.
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