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Watercolor Techniques

These WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES helped us to prepare our water project series.

1. Dry Brush - pigment on a dry brush creates a texture with the brush strokes

2. Glazing - building color on dry color is one way to create depth

3. Graded Wash (Gradient) - understanding that pigment can be watered down to create dark to light gradient

4. Solid Wash - water color pigment will not always cooperate to create a solid base, and that's okay

5. Wet in Wet Gradient - applying pigment in a wet surface can create natural blooms of color

6. Wet in Wet Drop Color - applying pigment into a wet color pigment can create depth of color and natural blends (blooms of color) that make water color such an expressive medium


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