Using Watercolors (part 1)

Using watercolors can be tricky. You have to have patience, and act quickly at the same time. This can be tricky for those of you who are impatient, but the the result of your patience are amazing!!! In this page, I am going to show the basics of doing watercolor.

1.Starting of, you would want to put your base color. The base color can’t be too dark or else the other colors wouldn’t stand out, so it should be as light as possible. The base color would have to cover an the object based on the object’s color. However, when laying down the base color, you would still want to have it visible at the end result of your painting.

2. Next, you can start by adding the lightest color and filling it in with the highlight of the photo you want to paint. Also, add some details to it when the highlight is already applied. When I am watercoloring I start to paint from the top to the bottom, you will see why in the next step.

3. Waiting for the paint on the bottom to dry, start putting in the darker colors on the top. Don’t let it be too dark it else the highlights won’t stand out as much. From there, you can work your way to the bottom.

4. When the dark and light colors are done, try to add in some more details to make the painting stand out.

5. When you still don’t feel like your painting is dynamic enough, use a dry on wet technique( we are going to talk about techniques in part 2) and simply add a bit more color on the spots that don’t stand out in the painting. Use a slightly darker shade to do this.

6. Lastly, add in more highlights by using a white pen or correction pen to do some highlighting. * Tip: If you want to make a color look more whiter, simply put down the ink of the white/correction pen on the paper and mix it with the color you wanted. This way, the lighter color will look more opaque.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope this helps you with your watercolor and learn some ways maybe you don’t know about it. Stay tuned for part 2 of this page. BAII!!!