Watercolor 101 - Molly Murrah (creativelive.com) - week 5

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Week 5 - Lectures 24-28

In the 5th week of lectures the main focus was about different technique.

Using salt to remove some of the paint when it is wet, to make a snowy background.  (Remove the salt when the paint is dry.)

Splattering - take a paintbrush with paint in it and hit it against your hand to allow paint to fall from the bristles onto the paper in a splatter style (on wet or dry paper for different effects).  You can also spray the splatter after to create a new texture.  (beach scene, rocks)

Dry Brush - Your brush should be very dry and then just put the tip of the brush into the paint.

Scraping - using razor blade, credit cards, or other stiff edge object. (use thicker paints) (rocks, mountains)

Use a sponge for tree branches...

Use alcohol to create a fish-eye effect.

Use sandpaper to remove paint from the paper hills.

Reserving your white and lifting paint. (masking fluid apply to dry paper, making fluid dissolves in water before it drys) (stencils) (stiff brush to lift paint) (Plastic wrap) (candle wax)

Things to remember:
  1. Feeling
  2. Format
  3. Plan composition
  4. Brush strokes and techniques
  5. Plan edges
  6. Value studies
  7. transfer drawings, reserve whites
  8. Start light and go dark
  9. Educate yourself
  10. Good Supplies
  11. Focus on principles not details
  12. Keep it simple
  13. Practice often
  14. It is only a piece of paper
  15. Have fun

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