20 Great Watercolor Teachers: Biographies and Artwork
We present biographies and artwork from our 20 esteemed watercolor teachers.
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We present biographies and artwork from our 20 esteemed watercolor teachers.
Smaller is darker. The smaller something is, the darker it is-- and the redder it appears. For example, the nose, being smaller than the cheek, is going to be darker because it can't hold the light as well. Fingers are darker than the back of the hand.
If your design looks too complicated, simplify it by grouping busy areas into masses of a more unified tonality. Within that mass, the value contrasts between different elements will vary little. Simplicity in the value massing will aid in giving your design strength.
Q: Can I use the boiled linseed oil found in hardware stores for painting or for priming my wooden palette?
Q: What is the shelf life of liquid frisket?
Mary Alice Braukman finds that having a few rules in the very beginning of a workshop allows participants to better enjoy the bountiful artistic liberties that characterize her mixed-media work.
Enter American Artist's Self-Portrait Competition, and win valuable prizes!
Extended entry deadline: May 19, 2008
If you are chosen, your artwork will also be reproduced in the print edition of American Artist, on the magazine’s website, and in one of the magazine’s e-newsletters.
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Watercolor Highlights - Spring 2008
