I bought new watercolor supplies! I got a size 22 round brush and let me tell you: the large brush is the power of expression. Picking up the paint is easy, it holds so much water, and I can paint huge bold strokes! I understand now what Mr. Shibasaki means when he talks about using…
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30 Days of Watercolor, Review
Here’s the review of my 30 Days of Watercolor series. Supplies I used: Strathmore 400 series watercolor paper, 9×12″ Princeton Elite #12 round brush Winsor & Newton Cotman pocket sketch set 2 16 oz mason jars for water Paper towels for the water control cloth Duck brand general masking tape A small space heater which…
30 Days of Watercolor, #30
So, this is day 30. Did you think we’d arrive here? This project has been a lot of fun and I’ve used almost all of my paints and paper. I wanted to paint something special today, but I was having trouble finding inspiration. I paused scrolling Pinterest to look out my window, and when I…
30 Days of Watercolor, #29
Today I painted a landscape! Here’s the reference image, by Philip Bird LRPS CPAGB.
30 Days of Watercolor, #28
Today I practiced multi color gradients! I ran out of red paint after the first gradient, so for the second gradient I tried a combination of earth tones and I think it looks neat. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #27
Today I painted a scene from reference! Here’s the reference images I used and my composite of them: CVS sign, by hattiesburgmemory Empty store interior, by u/jjechols14 Bliss, by Charles O’Rear
30 Days of Watercolor, #26
Today I painted some more gradients! I tried to not overwork them this time and I think they look a little smoother. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki (it’s the same as yesterday’s).
30 Days of Watercolor, #25
Today I practiced painting gradients! I think I overworked these so I’m going to try again tomorrow. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #24
Today I practiced splashing the paint and it was fun! Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #23
Today I practiced the split brush technique some more. I found that it’s easier with less water, although it also makes my brush split into smaller bundles which produce finer lines. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #22
Today I painted some grass! It was tricky to get the brush to split, but maybe I was just using too much water. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #21
Today I practiced the flat wash technique. I was watching this video by Mr. Shibasaki, and I decided that I needed to practiced the flat wash some more.
30 Days of Watercolor, #20
Today I practiced painting straight tapered lines and they ended up as trees ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #19
Today I painted 15 trees! It took about four hours start to finish including breaks.
30 Days of Watercolor, #18
Today I practiced dry brushing! It’s a little tricky, but I think I’m getting better. The key is to hold the brush almost parallel to the paper. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #17
Today I practiced painting lines! Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #16
Today I practiced wet in wet painting again. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #15
Today I did some wet in wet painting practice. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.