It’s challenging to find an innovative way in painting watercolor. I think the main reason is beacause artists tend to stick to the technique instead of viewing watercolor as a medium to carry out the artistic vision.
Watercolor is challenging, hence people develop a system to treat watercolor. As knowledge cumulated, it becomes a kind of tradition: leaving blank for the highlight area, painting light area first then building up the dark slowly, sprinkling the paint for the foliage, using friscket to block out the white, using salt for the snow flake effect….etc. After all these technique introduced to a person, learning watercolor becomes a certain kind of routine to perfect these prediscovered technique, which really blocks the creative flow of every unique mind….
However, there is nothing wrong with these techniques, people learning art just need to keep in mind, watercolor is just a type of medium that helps convey ideas, and it applies to all other format of art….medium is like a vehicle, you shouldn’t carry it on your back once it helps you reach the desitination.
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