Watercolor Methods
Master techniques, develop skills and find inspiration!
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Color - Composition - Drawing - Inspiration - Materials - Shape - Watercolor Painting Tips - Watercolor Technique
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Basic Materials - Chroma - Paint - Transfer Paper - Trees - Value Composition - Value Scale - Watercolor Brushes - Watercolor Sketchbooks
Value For The Artist
Learn the two important uses for Value in painting.
Hue
Hue is the most easily understood of the four characteristics of color. Simple color wheels and basic color theory ideas are a great starting point for simplifying the complex topic of “color’.
Darkening Light Colors
Learn to darken light colors while retaining their essential color identity with these methods.
Mixing Greens For Watercolor Landscape Paintings
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Create And Use A Value Scale For Better Watercolor Paintings
Learn how to create your own value scale, an essential painting tool for any artist.
The Characteristics Of Color
Color has three characteristics; Hue, Value, and Chroma. Learning these characteristics is the first step in increasing your ability to represent light and form, and more expressive paintings.