A Painting Exercise for a Creative Mindset
The May 1st deadline for the Art For Homeschool Art Show is approaching quickly. Remember there is no theme. I hope that helps some of you out. You are free to be creative with any medium or subject...
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Silhouette Sky Painting
City SkySearching the internet for art information and instruction can sometimes be frustrating. If you know how to narrow your search you will get better results. In a technology mini-workshop I...
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Easy Watercolor Terminology and Techniques
Watercolor is my favorite medium. I started out painting with watercolors when I was in my mid-twenties and have continued with the medium ever since. Occasionally I will try something else but I...
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More Watercolor Techniques – Dry Brush, Salt, & Plastic Wrap
In my last article I showed you four techniques that artists use when painting with watercolor. The techniques were flat wash, graded wash, wet in wet, and wet in dry. Those four were the first ones I...
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Watercolor Techniques – Splatter, Crayon or Wax, and Glazing
So far I have discussed seven different methods to use with watercolors. Today I will talk about three more. At the bottom of this post I have links to the other posts on this subject in case you...
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Watercolor Techniques – Masking Fluid, Scratching Paper, and Masking Tape
If you have been reading my series about watercolors techniques, you should have a pretty good idea of the variety of ways you can use the medium. I bet you have been thinking that eventually I will...
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