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Learn ways to control your splatter-painting technique to paint beautiful cherry blossom sakura trees.
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Use alcohol as a watercolor technique for painting interesting textures.
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Mixing different types of watercolors provides you with a range of new tones and hues that can improve the versatility and quality of your artwork. You can mix your colors directly on your watercolor paper but a better approach is to use your palette.
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Learn how to create beautiful watercolor tree paintings with this quick and simple tutorial you can follow. It involves easy-to-follow techniques, but the pay-off is a beautiful, life-like tree painting.
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Bands of Color This exercise is designed to hone your wash-laying skills in the form of single strokes of color laid down side by side in whatever pattern your first stroke takes. The object is to concentrate on the white line you are forming between each stroke. Try not to touch any previous strokes, keeping the white lines of unpainted paper unbroken. Mix several puddles of different colors on your watercolor palette. I used a round #10 red sable for most of this exercise. A round #4 red sable was used to add smaller variations in the gaps. A larger...
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Watercolor brush pens will be an excellent addition to your art supplies if you like painting, coloring, or drawing. These pens come with smooth brush tips and vibrant colors and offer great control and precision and allow you to create the effects of regular watercolor.
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Be inspired during this late spring season by painting a cherry blossom tree using a few easy watercolor techniques! Mr. Shibasaki shows us just how easy it can be while keeping a very natural yet soft look for this iconic Japanese tree.
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Watercolor paint is one of the best art mediums that both beginners and skilled artists use. It comes in different forms including tubes, pans, and liquid watercolors. You can use any type of watercolor paint depending upon your style and preferences. If you’re interested in buying watercolor paint tubes, you
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