How Can Learning To Paint Good Basic Watercolors Avoid Heartache?
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I have to admit that a critic could have been right to say that my simple 2 stage learn how to paint watercolors course was too simple...
It was aimed at artist beginners who wanted to learn to paint without having to learn to draw first. This meant that although they may not be too good at drawing, they could still get started painting. Painting landscapes, still-life painting, portraits and mechanical objects can come later.
There are 2 reasons to go right back beyond the basics of painting watercolors...
1. It is a good idea to learn how to paint before painting a Mona Lisa
2. It is wonderful when things are going badly wrong to return to basics
Some people are lucky. They never struggle to learn to paint watercolor. It is easy for some to pick up a paint box and brushes and paint a good watercolor landscape without difficulty. They are a fortunate minority.
Alternatively, most of us aren't blessed with such talents...
* Learning to paint watercolors is hard
* At times it can seem impossible to paint watercolor pictures
It is easy to find that every brush mark you make turns into a mess. It is far too easy to create a nightmare of badly mixed colors. You'll find color washes flooding the wrong areas of your painting.
All too soon you can turn your great art ideas into a muddy shambles. When you do you are lost. Unless you understand what is happening when watercolor paint flows across the paper, your painting will never get better...
* You need to see how the color moves where the water carries it
* Understanding that you will wreck a color wash if you haven't left it to dry before adding the nest wash
* You need to know how to get different color intensity and tone from a single color before you try to add another color to the equation
Like the old saying goes... "It is better to learn to walk before you run"
Watercolor painting can quickly convince you that you have no artistic talent. It can make you look like you have no painting skills. It is a shame to become disheartened when your watercolors go wrong.
Which do you think is better?
"Disappointment and frustration... or a deep understanding of how simple and easy watercolors work in your painting?"
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Michael Dale is the creator of an uncomplicated learn to paint watercolors course. Combine your new found painting skills with your free drawing lesson to find your artist within.
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