PAINTING TECHNIQUES

There’s a plethora of basic techniques for the application and manipulation of watercolor. For painting nature, I tend to employ the following practices most often.

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Drybrushing

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Salt for texture

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Blooms

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Connecting with water

Masking fluid

Light to dark layering

Gradations

Wet-into-wet

Wet-on-dry ...

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