To choose a watercolor technique, first consider what sort of edge the shape requires. If the paint should flow and blend to create soft edges, wet-on-wet is likely your best option. But if you need a clearly defined shape, wet-on-dry…
You put down a blue wash and leave it for a little while. Then you come back and add another stroke. A few minutes later, a light edge of something shows up in the place that the new wetness ran…
A flat wash and a graded wash are made with many of the same tools, but require very different manipulation of water and pigment. Flat washes are intended to have a consistent value across the entire form. A graded wash…
A watercolor wash can look easy enough: dip the brush, put it on the paper, drag the color. But how much water is on the brush can change everything. A lot of water can overwhelm the shape, move pigment toward…
