Happy Easter everyone! It's Sandy Allnock, and I hope you'll have a little watercolor break while the kids get sugared-up! :)
It's also my birthday - and I decided I'd share one of my very favorite techniques with you! Dry Brush is one of the many ways to 1) add texture and 2) cover up parts of your painting that aren't working so well. Texture can hide a myriad of oopses!
LINK: Watch in HD on our YouTube Channel HERE.
Tips:
- Use paper with a texture; cold press or rough are recommmended. It is difficult to achieve good dry brushing on hot press paper.
- Hold the brush at various angles to the paper; skim the surface texture with the brush.
- Try different brushes and vary the amount of pigment and water.
Pinnable reference guide
I recommend starting yourself a pin board with tips you find all over the web on watercolor techniques - I'll be sharing lots of them here, but there are already so many out there too! Each week I'll provide a new graphic to add to your collection for quick reference!
Make your own swatches of the techniques along with me! You can store them any way you want - on a ring like I've shown below, or in a pocket page with 2x2 swatches. Or heck, make them whatever size you want! I've stamped an image on mine rather than just doing a square - because I find I get more real-world practice by doing more than a shape. Use these tip labels for the back and attach them onto the back of your swatches: Download Watercolor Swatch Labels
Thanks so much for popping by - see you next week!
