Articles related to "Watercolor"

Watercolor is a tricky medium which can often be unforgiving. That's why it's important to know which papers produce various effects for selecting the right texture.

Terms, tips, and how-to paint with watercolor. Paper, paper stretching, saturated and opaque colors, and more.

Watercolor paper will buckle when wet so it is best to stretch it. This will help keep it a little flatter during the painting process and make framing easier.

With scrap paper, a blender and a window screen, an artist can create their own homemade, recycled watercolor paper.

When painting a watercolor it's better to have only a few good colors. While some combinations render intense colors, others create a more subdued effect.

Not only is watercolor quilting creative, it's also fun building up a stash of fabric for your quilts. Here are some guidelines for selecting fabrics.

Watercolor pencils offer the ease of drawing with colored pencils but leave you with the final effect of a watercolor painting.

Watercolor is a tricky medium. However, a major key in painting a successful watercolor is knowing how to select the right transparent and opaque pigments.

When you use photographs to paint watercolors, you don't have to worry about the weather or trying to be comfortable. Here are some tips for using reference photos.

Draw a "hidden" picture using crayons, waxed paper, or white glue and then reveal the image with chalk pastels or watercolor paints.

A boutique hotel in Florida offers exclusive golf course privileges, the best water views from every room, and a great golf vacation for the whole family.

In 2004 I had the pleasure of writing an article about artists in the state of Idaho. There I met a wonderful watercolor artist by the name of Susan Kirsch.

Alwyn Crashaw's accessible introduction to the art of watercolor painting puts a difficult medium within a beginner's reach.

Artists can save the planet by recycling, reusing and reducing the amount of waste they produce.

Make your own watercolor paints with this recipe.

Use these projects to cool off on a hot day or add at the end of a lesson on the properties of water and ice.

Incorporating pieces of used postage into art is both fun and easy. Create small pieces of mixed media art by following the instructions outlined here.

Everyone has needs; there is no doubt about that. Expressing them is a difficult thing to do at times. Explore your needs in your art journal.

If you're just starting out as an artist, you can easily overspend on art supplies. However, you probably already have several items at your house that you can use.

Most people think of pencils when they think of drawing, but there are many other drawing tools for creating a drawing, sketch, comic, or cartoon.

When painting with botanicals, flowers and leaves are crushed, smashed, and rubbed to release their natural juices, making interesting patterns and washes.

With Trader Joe's and Whole Foods in existence, finding a steady artist job with regular hours and health insurance is possible!

No one likes feeling angry, nor do they like holding on to unresolved anger. Use your art journal as a tool to manage anger issues.

Oil pastels are a unique painting medium because they can be used for painting and drawing by manipulating the sticks of pigment.

A look at some basic yet fun and educational art lessons, which can be enjoyed by homeschoolers and their teachers.

Letter-writing is a beautiful thing, especially when coupled with mixed media art techniques. Spin your letters into creative pieces of art.

Watercolor and vellum papers have unique qualities that can be a help or a hinder to the colored pencil artist.

The key to making fantastic botanical paintings and collages is going straight to the source by painting with leaves.

Graceful envelopes are a popular topic in mail-art circles, but have you seen what mixed-media artists have done with them? A new avenue to explore . . .

Art paper uses and terms defined. Learn the difference between cold and hot press, what lbs., sanded, and archival means, and how to pick the right paper for you.

Changing art pastels into wet media is an easy way to get many different looks from one medium.

Step-by-step drawing demo on how to paint moody portraits with shadows.

Corel Painter Essentials 4 is the perfect piece of software for artists who want to create digital art and illustrations by painting and drawing with their computer.

Bob Dylan may not be known for his visual artwork, but a museum in Chemnitz, Germany could change that. The musician's drawings will be on display starting in October.

Jane Seymour's artwork is one of her many talents.

Journalist, photographer and award-winning writer Jane E. Holt makes her children's fiction debut with this delightful book about the animals that inhabit Madera Canyon.

A look at the career of Veronica B Lake, landscape and still life painter, watercolorist and muralist.

Children can add a hidden decoration to Halloween party invitations and cards that guests discover when they apply watercolor paints to the invite.

Whenever wishing comes to mind, most think about birthday cakes or shooting stars. Do you have a list of wishes you would like to come true? Art them up!

If a painting or drawing just doesn't look right then the artist needs to find the problem and fix it.

All you need to know to start painting with acrylics.

Artist Jennings Lee Johnson talks about how he paints with coffee and how this 76-year-old got started in art.

Rather than letting medical issues cause artists block, break free using the medical issue as the theme of your art projects. That is the focus of this art journal promp

What are you thoughts about homework? If you're not currently a student, this art journal prompt is about your memories of homework rather than current thoughts.

There seems to be an unwritten rule about the privacy involved with keeping a diary that stems back to early childhood memories. Art journal it up!

Color experiments do not only have to happen when working on a canvas. Experiment in your art journal and then bring it to the canvas.

Dreams and aspirations help everyone formulate attainable goals. Get in touch with your dreams and goals through creating mixed media art.

This art journal prompt focuses on the explorations of feelings. Because more than one feeling will be associated, be sure to set aside more than one sitting.

What are you anxious about? The feeling of anxiety is inevitable; so let's explore these feelings through mixed-media art in art journals.

Career goals are important for those who are currently working in their careers, and for those who are on the cusp of doing so. What are your plans? Let's explore.