Perspective is a word that gives some artists panic attacks. It can be daunting but there is a way to try and make it a little easier. As a general rule of thumb you can try and think that everything that is above your eye level will come down and everything below your eye level [...]
Browsing Posts published in May, 2011
Tonal value A lot of people do not realise that tone is more important than colour; it is tone and contrast that sets the painting. I always say that colour is the pretty part. The best way I think to do this is for me to set an example. Using just one colour Payne’s gray, [...]
Starting to paint. Before we start to paint we need to work out what we will be doing, what subject and why. There are a few golden rules, as I like to call them. I shall make a list of what I consider to be quite important things to be thinking of when you are [...]
Watercolour tubes of paint are comprised of ground particles of pigment that are then bonded with gum Arabic to hold them together, when water is mixed with the paint it dilutes and spreads, as in washes. There are various grades of paint available; to begin with you would probably be advised to select student’s quality. [...]
For those people who are thinking of beginning to paint in watercolour, paper, brushes, paints and all the incidentals can cost quite a bit. There is a multitude of differing items; some are designed to aim for the beginner. Many paint boxes for example contain paints that may never be used/ because you may be [...]
