Beginner | Techniques
Using runbacks
See pp.68–69
Applying background washes
on damp paper allows them
to merge freely into one
another, creating softly
feathered edges where
the colors meet.
Using salt
See pp.148–149
A little salt, sprinkled onto
the paint while it was still
wet, was used to create
interesting textures on the
trees, resulting in an abstract
suggestion of bark.
Wet-on-dry
See pp.50–51
To create movement and
expression, trees were
suggested with just a few
free brushstrokes, applied
with quick gestures once
the other colors had dried.
Showcase painting
Using just three paint colors, this vibrant, abstract work demonstrates
the creative possibilities of core watercolor techniques. The interplay
between dynamic wet-in-wet washes and frenetic black markings takes
the subject—a forest landscape—to the depths of the artist’s imagination.
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