Here’s some interesting texures you can make using watercolour paints. from top to bottom: Alcohol – Drip some alcohol on the painted area and the paint will separate from the area. the dryer the paint is, I’ve found, the darker and crisper the edges of the seperated area of white will be. Salt – Sprinkling Salt on the paint created a sandy texture. the longer you leave the salt there as it dries, the more the paint will spread but this works best the more semi dry the area is. Blotting/Lifting – As an area dries, you can used water in your brush to blot areas back to white by making the paint spread away or you can use a dry brush to absorb or lift the paint from the area. Stencils/erasing – While an area is semi dry, you can use paper or plastic shaped to remove the paint in a shape. I like using tape when i do this, shiny side down and sticky side up, this way you can touch it with the other end of your paintbrush to pick it up instead of trying to peal it away with your nails. Sandpaper – This is hard to pull off in my opinion but is you use good, thick watercolour paper so you dont get holes and wait for the paint to be nearly dry like on the right rather than the left, you get a scratchy effect. Wax – Use candles or wax crayons to make marks and shapes but drawing with the candle or crayon then adding the paint. Like on the left. You can go back after the paint dries and wax out more areas to keep that colour and then paint again like on the left to create layers.
_Sorry folks. I should have put this information in the last one but didn’t think of it. This is how you can make your own liquid water…
Sorry folks. I should have put this information in the last one but didn’t think of it. This is how you can make your own liquid watercolor paint and another tip from Maxine Masterfield. Bottle for rubbing alcohol / Maxine Masterfield found that the best spray bottle for alcohol is the Chloraseptic sore throat spray bottle. She had tried many others she said. I thought, “Well, she ought to know so I went out, bought a bottle, poured the chloraseptic down the drain, rinsed it well and filled it with rubbing alcohol and that is the spray bottle I use. Bottle for liquid watercolor and how to mix the paint / To experiment with spraying liquid watercolor, you put a bit of tube watercolor paint in a spray bottle, add distilled water, this is evidently important, shake well and spray! Just experiment by adding more or less paint until you get the color you like. It also really helps to add half a cap of Wagner brand Paint Easy. This thins paint without diluting it and helps the liquid paint from clogging up. If you find the paint is still clogging up, add more Paint Easy. It is available at Wal-Mart. The best bottles I have found for spraying paint (and believe me I have tried every spray bottle I could get my hands on) are from Hobby Lobby. They are tall and see through so you can view the color inside. The little short ones they sell at Dick Blick (holbein brand) always get clogged and it is very frustrating to have to keep switching paint from bottle to bottle. This is a great way to find out if you like the spraying technique before investing in more expensive watercolor paints that actually come premixed already in liquid form. This is a piece done with my mixing my own tube paint with water: This is a piece done with professionally premixed liquid watercolor paint: / (Robert Doak paint) I think the difference is night and day. Both are beautiful, my own mixed paint is more soft pastel and the professional is obviously much more vibrant and strong. It depends on what you like better or you might like your own paint for certain works, and the professional for others. It helps to try mixing your own before investing in the professional paints so you know you like the technique enough to invest more money.Whether you mix your own or use professional paint, you will probably need the Paint Easy to prevent clogging of the bottle. There you go. Experiment to your hearts content. It is a whole different way of painting, and very freeing and expressive, in my humble opinion. Enjoy! / Lynn
I’ve been keeping a close eye on the featured and popular pages on Red Bubble, and wondering where all the painters, illustrators and gra…
I’ve been keeping a close eye on the featured and popular pages on Red Bubble, and wondering where all the painters, illustrators and graphic artists are?! There are some AMAZING artists working in these media on the site, but it just seems like they’re all being lost in the system. I have nothing against photography or the photographers, but it’d be nice to see a more even spread. So – do your bit! Upload your best painting, illustrative or graphic pieces Seek out painted and illustrated works Comment, fave and watch! The popular algorithm is a closely guarded Red Bubble secret, however I’m sure doing the above things can help boost painting and illustration on this site. I know we can all help bring attention to the amazing artists on this site who deserve to have a little light shone on them! I will go through my own watch list and select and feature artists who I think deserve to be a little more popular. I have sent in my request to have an Illustration group on RB, and Kathleen emailed me back a few days later and said that many people had requested the same thing and that they were nutting out a plan for launching such a group. I really can’t wait, I do think a group dedicated to illustrators might be the shot in the arm needed for illustrative artists. If you’re with me, let me know!! Spread the word! (I have submitted this to a few groups, please let me know if this is appropriate – because I think it is, and highly beneficial to us all!!)
For those of you that would like to know! It really is very simple and exciting to do! / This web site: “Plastic wrap watercolor texture”...
For those of you that would like to know! It really is very simple and exciting to do! / This web site: Plastic wrap watercolor texture / has a visual and exercise to go by or you can follow it here: / (I call it saran wrap technique and others call it plastic wrap) 1. The Paper. / I use Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor paper. 2. The Color. (any color you want!) / I mix up a large wash of color or colors that I have chosen and lay a large loose wash on the paper. I use different size brushes but a wash brush is preferable for the color washes. Sometimes I may not cover the entire paper. 3. Laying down the saran. / I lay a large sheet of saran wrap down on the paper where the paint is (of course!) and roughly shape the saran sheet with my hands scrunching it up and pressing it into the wet paint. 4. The waiting. / Then, let it dry flat and undisturbed. 5. The Excitement. / Once dried, I lift up the saran to behold all these wonderful shapes. That is when the fun begins. I start painting in the shaped areas adding more color, blending color and as I go a scene unfolds and that becomes exciting! (note about the drying) Sometimes I don’t let it completely dry, it is slightly damp and I still get the shapes. That is where I can do a lot of great blending. It depends on the affect you want! I hope this helps for those who may not know and want to try a different technique in their watercolor painting!
Just thought I’d share this with you all, how exciting, such an honour…...wow! !http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/v…
Just thought I’d share this with you all, how exciting, such an honour…...wow! THANKS RED BUBBLE!
A huge thankyou to Steve for buying a huge 24” x 36” print on canvas of my Cherry Blossom painting. It will be the main feature on a wal…
A huge thankyou to Steve for buying a huge 24” x 36” print on canvas of my Cherry Blossom painting. It will be the main feature on a wall in his home! I am very excited, the largest print I have sold yet!
My feathers are featured in Watercolor Paintings. Just wanted to say thank so for the feature. / This was a gift I sent to a friend TK.R…
My feathers are featured in Watercolor Paintings. Just wanted to say thank so for the feature. / This was a gift I sent to a friend TK.Rosevear,who has it hanging in her home.
CARNIVAL IN VENICE WAS FEATURED IN THE ART FOR THE WORLD GROUP…....03-10-09 / Many thanks to Erika15 for this honour…..it’s very app…
CARNIVAL IN VENICE WAS FEATURED IN THE ART FOR THE WORLD GROUP…....03-10-09 / Many thanks to Erika15 for this honour…..it’s very appreciated and it makes me happy! / CARNIVAL IN VENICE WAS FEATURED IN THE IMPRESSIONIST ART GROUP…....01-10-09 / Many thanks to Sharon Mau….it’s very appreciated and you made my day!:-) DOUBLE FEATURE CARNIVAL BEAUTY WAS FEATURED IN THE DIVINE FEMININE GROUP…......02-10-09 / MEDUSA WAS FEATURED IN THE DIVINE FEMININE GROUP…....02-10-09 / / Many thanks to Amanda GWright for the double feature…it’s very appreciated and a great honour! THE SUN WAS FEATURED IN THE CREATIVE CARDS GROUP…01-10-09 / Many thanks to Owlspook…it’s very appreciated and it made me happy! To everyone many thanks for stopping by! Brigitte:-)
Yes folks, its that time of year, time to get your early christmas shopping done. The perfect gift, that you can’t go wrong with, a beau…
Yes folks, its that time of year, time to get your early christmas shopping done. The perfect gift, that you can’t go wrong with, a beautiful artistic Calendar from Red Bubble. I have just added a few more calendars to my Portfolio, I sure hope you like them. (Gosh all those links, whew)!!! Abstract Macro Urban Art Abstract Urban Art Watercolor Paintings And there’s a few oldies but goodies:- Gold Coast Sunsets Flowers Abstract Rock Textures Australian Native Flowers Paperbark Art Australian Bark Series A huge thankyou to everyone for your ongoing support, awesome feedback and comments and most of all for your inspiration…..hugs Kathie xxxxxxxxx
Thankyou so so much to the person who purchased a canvas print of my “Cherry Blossoms” Watercolor painting, I hope it brings you and your…
Thankyou so so much to the person who purchased a canvas print of my “Cherry Blossoms” Watercolor painting, I hope it brings you and your family good health. Don’t forget to hang it in the eastern corner of your home or room :))) Also thanks to the group hosts for choosing my work to feature in their groups, its always exciting to be featured, really nice to know that my work is appreciated and enjoyed. :)))) Midnight Snow featured in Wall of the World Group Cherry Red featured in Mysteries of the Common Group Greek Style Salad featured in An Outcast Somewhere Group Dawn Awakens featured in Natural Textures Group Frangipani’s featured in Brissie, its short for Brisbane Group Thai Fish Cakes featured in An Outcast Somewhere Group ...and yes there is a recipe here too
Thanks very much to Estelle O’Brien, for buying my ‘Masters’ watercolour painting calendar. It’s really inspiring – much appreciated!
Thanks very much to Estelle O’Brien, for buying my ‘Masters’ watercolour painting calendar. It’s really inspiring – much appreciated!
On the way home from Wal-Mart, the place of blender triumph, I did some drawing and painting. Still not finished with the piece, but, he…
On the way home from Wal-Mart, the place of blender triumph, I did some drawing and painting. Still not finished with the piece, but, here’s an album that shows some of the work in progress. “Work in progress”http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=82013&l=2831d&id=612813763 Hopefully that’ll work, anyway! Though, I shall probably have to change the name of the album. I mean, once I figure out what the name of the painting is, anyway. Otherwise, if I used the same album for all pieces, it would get nigh on confusing to us all! Especially me! For those too lazy to go and read the description, I shall post a couple of the photos here .. if it works! lol That’s the first wee drawing of the painting, done in charcoal on canvas That is while still in the van, but having started with the watercolor paints. No, i don’t usually paint in the van. Sometimes, though, you know, you just gotta do what you gotta do. I had the paints, they were watercolors, my clothes were black, and we were on our way home, so if there had been any major incidents or accidents it wouldn’t have been too big a deal. The main thing i learned from working on this painting, is that I am really, really bad with brushes. Well, the business end of them. I can kick butt with the handle, doing quasi-pointillism
Hey everyone!! Please please welcome a friend of mine, Ujean !! You’ll love her works, i’...
Hey everyone!! Please please welcome a friend of mine, Ujean !! You’ll love her works, i’m sure of it! She does very lovely watercolors, i fell in love with her paintings when i first stumble upon her at Zazzle . She’s new here in RB so please do drop by and give her come hugs!! X) Check out some of her beautiful pieces here in RB!! / /
Many thanks to the host of Rhododendrons for featuring “Autumn Gold” Watercolor in your group! I am grateful!
Many thanks to the host of Rhododendrons for featuring “Autumn Gold” Watercolor in your group! I am grateful!
Just thought I’d let you know my new 2010 Redbubble Calendar is up and running! You can see it page by page by going to my profile page …
Just thought I’d let you know my new 2010 Redbubble Calendar is up and running! You can see it page by page by going to my profile page and clicking on the calendar there.
Anybody can paint! But most are put off by the early errors they make. / At the age of 47, I picked up a brush for the first time. It w…
Anybody can paint! But most are put off by the early errors they make. / At the age of 47, I picked up a brush for the first time. It was an instinctive thing, as I was (and am) crippled with chronic exhaustion and high pain levels. Two years on, I love painting, and don’t care if I make mess of it. Or that I’ll only get a few comments. It’s wonderful therapy. I’m starting a course soon at the local art gallery, which involves analysing the original paintings of the masters. And then incorporating these techniques, into our own modern work. I’ve already done this on most of my paintings in my gallery on redbubble. I’ve used J.W. Turner on my last two, Lindisfarne and Corinth. My earlier watercolours, involved the style of the unknown industrial watercolourist Thomas Harrison Hair, from the early 19th century. And some techniques, by John Singer-Sargent. So much potential for further improvement, or changing style. Just do it! Anybody can paint! The best therapy…painting!
...has reached 200 views. I’m pleased with that, as it has just overtaken the 168 for ‘Atmosphere’ and the 120 for ‘The Masters’ calendar…
...has reached 200 views. I’m pleased with that, as it has just overtaken the 168 for ‘Atmosphere’ and the 120 for ‘The Masters’ calendars. I hope those viewing, enjoyed them as much as I did painting them! All the best for the Xmas/Solstice holidays. Colin.
We are excited to announce the International Fine Art Society – SD (IFAS-SD) is meeting up for the 2009 “L…
We are excited to announce the International Fine Art Society – SD (IFAS-SD) is meeting up for the 2009 La Jolla Festival of The Arts IFAS-SD will be getting together Sat, June 20th at 11:30am to enjoy the La Jolla Festival of the Arts This is one group gathering you will not want to miss!!! What Is IFAS-SD All About? IFAS-SD is a group for all those who enjoy the Fine Arts and would like to share their experiences with others. We encourage artists, painters, photographers, sculptors, graphic designers, gallery owners, etc. to join and actively participate. You don’t have to be art smart, you just have to be able to enjoy art, and meeting others with the same interests. / The Mission of the IFAS is to both encourage and support the creation of and appreciation of Fine Art with particular emphasis on painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. All The Juicy Details… / The La Jolla Festival of the Arts ™ will be held June 20-21, 2009, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, on the UCSD east campus at the corner of Genesee Ave and Regents Rd. Admission price is $10 per person; active military personnel with ID are free. Parking is free. The venue is completely disabled-accessible. All animals except disabled-assist dogs are prohibited. They are also offering a $2 discount on admission when you sign up for their e-mail newsletter. The La Jolla Festival of the Arts is among the top rated art shows in California. The Festival hosts over 190 award-winning local and national artists displaying watercolors, oils, sculpture, serigraphs, fine jewelry, photography, and more. You can also expect to enjoy a variety of cuisines in the festival food area, listen to live entertainment, and participate in special events. This event is produced annually by the Torrey Pines Kiwanis Foundation, proceeds from the Festival support recreational and educational programs for San Diegans with disabilities. More recently, funds from this Festival are providing recreational and rehabilitative services to injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. / So come and join in the fun and the rich experience of the, La Jolla Festival of the Arts, and thanks for your support! Where Is The Festival? The Festival is located in the La Jolla/UCSD district of San Diego at the corner of Genesee Ave and Regents Rd. It is easily accessible from I-5, I-805, I-15 and CA-52 and offers plenty of free parking. Genessee Ave at Regents Rd. – La Jolla, CA 92037 From I-5, north or south bound, exit Genesee Ave and turn east (away from the coast). The Festival is approximately one mile ahead. From I-805 north or southbound, exit and follow La Jolla Village Dr. Turn right on Genesee. The Festival is approximately one mile ahead. From I-15, follow 52 west bound and exit Genesee Ave and turn right. The Festival is approximately two miles ahead. From CA-52 east or west bound, exit Genesee Ave and turn north. The Festival is approximately two miles ahead. / Want To Attend? Excellent! Give us a heads up by going to our site at www.meetup.com and RSVP, and click on the JOIN US button, all you need is a name, an e-mail address and you’ll be in like flint! How To Find Us IFAS-SD’ers At The Festival? You will find us eager and art addicted souls at the”Resturant row @ 1130 near main stage”. If you have any questions about our meetup don’t hesitate to contact either Gwenevere or myself (Carrie) by e-mail. Gwenevere – Organizer, Chairman IFAS-SD / Email: sandepps@yahoo.com Carrie – Co-Organizer, Co-Chairman IFAS-SD / Email – carrie@carrieglennstudios.com Hope to see you all there!!!
My work Hibiscus was featured in the Watercolor Paintings...
My work Hibiscus was featured in the Watercolor Paintings group! Thanks so much to the Moderators and group members, as well as all my Redbubble friends! I’m so happy to have one of my paintings featured!!!
Hi everybody, / I have join Red Bubble a month ago and would like to say many thanks to all your support and this are some of my featured…
Hi everybody, / I have join Red Bubble a month ago and would like to say many thanks to all your support and this are some of my featured work for the past month “Watercolor ” was featured in Watercolour Paintings / “watercolor ” was featured in Watercolour Paintings / “Old school watercolor” was featured in from masterpiece / and in / “Old school watercolor” was featured in Hand painted or drawn Buildings / “Sniff – Sniff” was featured in Paws n Claws / “Watercolor St. Edward’s Catholic Church ” was featured in Hand painted or drawn Buildings / “All Saints Church. ” was featured in Hand painted or drawn Buildings /
My “The Keys to Area 51” painting has been featured in the Art of the Mundane Group ...
My “The Keys to Area 51” painting has been featured in the Art of the Mundane Group group. Thank you very much!
I’m learning watercolor and pastels. What is the best way to take a photo of an artwork where it is most likely to look like the actual p…
I’m learning watercolor and pastels. What is the best way to take a photo of an artwork where it is most likely to look like the actual painting?
Many thanks for featuring ‘Pete’ – my watercolour portrait in 1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture :) !http://images-3.redbubble.net/im…
Many thanks for featuring ‘Pete’ – my watercolour portrait in 1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture :) regards Chris
My “Trumpet”, “Button Accordion Four”, and “Harmonica Pile” paintings have been featured in The Collector’s Corner...
My “Trumpet”, “Button Accordion Four”, and “Harmonica Pile” paintings have been featured in The Collector’s Corner group. Thank you very much!
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