Easy Basic Watercolor Techniques

Both of these items will be used to mask the paper.

Easy basic watercolor techniques. There are a lot of fun ways to use watercolor and today i m going to show you 8 of my favorite techniques that are perfect for beginners or any skill level. Wet on wet technique. It requires a certain amount of brush control and a well practiced technique. Masking tape or rubber cement.

Blending going from dark to light is one of the hardest techniques in watercolor. It is also the base for building on some of the other techniques so it s a good one to try first. In this first lesson mary introduces the underpainting the base of any good watercolor. This is probably the easiest and most common watercolor technique for kids to try and can easily be done by younger kids.

Meet mary murphy your guide to simple and stunning watercolor techniques. This activity will help you practice building up color from plain water. The first technique is a wet on wet application which achieves a very fluid and unpredictable effect. To do this use a pencil and ruler to measure out 8 rectangles.

You can try one or two of these ideas or make your own page of all 8 techniques. But blending is essential for achieving gradual transitions from one tone or color to another and give a sense of three dimensional form to your artwork. Wet on dry is used to achieve more precise and defined shapes. With the sax flat brush wet the first rectangle on the watercolor paper with clean water but not so much that puddles start to form.

She demonstrates a few masking techniques and shows how complementary colors help balance a painting and create surprising effects. There are a couple of basic ways to paint with watercolor.