How Can Learning To Paint Good Basic Watercolors Avoid Heartache?
I have to admit that a critic could have been right to say that my simple 2 stage learn how to paint watercolors course was too simple…
The course is too simple for a beginner who expects a painting course to show them how to paint landscapes, still-life pictures, portraits and technical subjects. It is far simpler because it was aimed at artists who wanted to learn how to paint without the pressures of learning to draw.
There are 2 reasons to go right back beyond the basics of painting watercolors…
1. It is a great idea to learn to paint before you try to paint a picture
2. When your painting is going wrong it is good to return to first principles
It is true that there are unusually lucky people. When they pick up a box of paints and a brush they can easily paint their first watercolor landscape painting. They never seem to struggle with their art. Such fortunate people are a minority.
On the other hand, most of us aren’t blessed with such talents…
* Learning to paint watercolors is hard
* At times it can seem impossible to paint watercolor pictures
It isn’t hard to find every brush mark on your painting turns into an awful mess. As you find your watercolor washes flooding uncontrollably, it is easy to create a nightmare of badly blended color.
Soon your grand art ideas can be transformed into a horrible muddy mess. You are lost, unless you understand how watercolor paints flow across your paper…
* You should look at how color goes where water takes it
* Understanding that you will wreck a color wash if you haven’t left it to dry before adding the nest wash
* You need to know how to get different color intensity and tone from a single color before you try to add another color to the equation
As the old saying goes… “Don’t try to run before you can walk”
Watercolor painting can quickly convince you that you have no artistic talent. It can make you look like you have no painting skills. It is a shame to become disheartened when your watercolors go wrong.
So, given the choice, which option would you choose?
“Having a deep knowledge of simple and easy basic watercolor painting or… Disappointment and frustration?”
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