WATER COLOR

The aqueous nature of watercolours accurately captures a sense of timelessness. For this reason, watercolours are an excellent medium for depicting natural scenery, such as landscapes and seascapes, as well as flowers, animals and portraits. watercolours appear to simultaneously reflect light and project a sense of fluidity.

WHAT IS WATERCOLOUR?
Watercolour paints are pigments held together by a water soluble binder, along with additives and solvents.

Pigments provide the colour. The ground pigments are the same as those used for other applications, such as printing inks, cosmetics, and textiles.

In commercially made watercolour paints, the binder is either natural gum Arabic. This is what holds the pigment in suspension. The binder also allows the pigment to adhere to the support. Additives, such as plasticizers and humectants , are mixed in to alter various characteristics of the watercolours,

Artists can create their own watercolour paints using a simple technique involving a small number of basic materials: powdered pigment, gum Arabic, and water. Additives are not imperative when creating your own watercolours, so they can be left out.


OTHER TYPES FOR WATERCOLOUR

Sketch & Mask

After sketching the image, masking fluid is applied around the inside contour of the flowers and vase. The masking fluid allows the background to be painted in a quick wash.

Background Wash

The background wash is typically created by using a wide or flat paintbrush that can quickly fill in a large area with the desired color. The background wash it usually not detailed, nor is it a laborious process. The main goal of the background wash is to apply a light layer of pigment to the paper.

Underpainting

After the background wash has dried and the masking fluid has been removed, the underpainting is created by quickly blocking in the pencil drawing with areas of relevant pigment. The objective is to make the main elements of the composition more visible by assigning the correct color to each element.

Details


Now that the underpainting is complete, attention is focused on the details. To do this, the artist chooses a specific object or element in the painting to work on.

Blending & Lifting
A lifting technique can be used to create various effects, but is most often used to lighten areas. The pigments in watercolor paints can easily be lightened or lifted by wetting the paintbrush with clean water and then rubbing the paintbrush against the area to be lifted.

Finishing the Painting 

The final spray provides a clear protective coat that not only makes the painting waterproof, but usually also helps prevent damage from environmental factors such as UV rays, dirt, dust and moisture.