October 31st, 2009
Composition in Painting
Watercolor, like other form of paintings, is a sort of visual communication. And like an essay, there is “composition” to any painting or drawing. A good composition would make it more engaging for the audience by “telling them” where the focus is. And also like an essay, you don’t want something repetitive in
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November 20th, 2008
This painting is a bit overdone and muddy. It is because the initial wash was too light and I ended up adding too many layers…something to avoid in watercolor…
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July 11th, 2008
Tips:
Sky in the evening is not so shinny as the eyes tend to believe.
To make a lightened building shine, apply just a thin layer of wash, and make its surroundings dull.
Work out the overall tone of the entire painting before going into small details; it helps build the atmosphere.
July 9th, 2008
Tips:
The table is slightly tilted to allow the downward blending of color, creating foliage like texture…
Wet Paper.
Good paper and paints make a big difference; I use 300 lb Arches paper and Sennelier watercolor; same Arches with different weight also produce different result.
Mixed colors recedes more than primary color.
Reduce hard edges; wet on wet helps achieving
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January 1st, 2008
When I was in Taiwan last August I found this product originally designed for Chinese Calligraher as a practicing pad. You can use water as paint and it will leave mark on this pad. And the mark will disappear after a while. It is good for saving paper. I thought since my painting rely a
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