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Testing out some supplies I got as a gift :D
Now that I'm using actual watercolors, I have to figure out how to properly mix colors on a dang palette, figure out how to judge to put the right amount of paint on it, etc x.x I should probably avoid doing lineart as well, as the paint kinda easily covered some of it. How do I paint?!
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I'll have to try that!
Sometimes I end up using too much or to little water, so I need to learn some control here xD
I just never know how much color to put on the palette for mixing--like for this pic, I made grey, but note enough of it, so I had to play around to mix some more until I got the exact grey again x.x
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Hopefully some of these tips help! :)
Probably why those sets come with their own sponges! XD I kinda just soak my brush in water and then blot it quickly on the sponge, it seems to work for me most of the time. :p
I say it’s always better to do more than less. If it’s a color you wind up liking, you can keep it on the palette for as long as you need, since watercolors can be reactivated with water. Maybe you can buy a cheap pack of palettes (like the dollar store has little plastic ones that are sets of 3 for $1.25). You could always store palettes with colors you like in little plastic bags. XD
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This is what I do...........I take a lighter pen (I use a extra fine tip sepia pen, instead of black) or pencil and do my drawing on there first. Then I paint it. Then I'll take a pen and go over the lines again when the paint is dry (like 2-3 days later). It seems to work out for me.
Also, the nice thing about these watercolors is--you can lighten them up on paper, too. If you just like make a swoop of color on where you want the heaviest colors--you can draw out the remainder of the color and it'll lighten up as you pull it away from the swoop of color you put on paper. Also, using water again and again--or using a dry brush when the painting is still wet--you can also lighten areas that way, too. Darkening areas just means use more color or more solid color.
Mixing or changing colors before putting it on paper is kinda easy, too--I usually start with a large splotch of my base color, for this example, let's say RED. So much that maybe half of your mixing space is that color. Then, with one brushful each time, take the color you're going to mix with it. Let's say WHITE for the example. Then you just keep adding a brushful of white to your red until you get the color of PINK that you're going for. :) Even if it dries on the palette before you're done using it--adding more water will bring it back to life and you can keep using it more, so don't be afraid to come back to a color later. Watercolor can always be reactivated by using water on it, even when it's fully dry. :D