Tips For Doing An Abstract Watercolor Painting

By Dolores Harrison


There are lots of people who are enticed on the charm of doing an abstract watercolor painting. It is up to the person to indulge himself in such a luxury. However, there are some things he should know for it. First of all, he should know that the paint medium shows a lighter shade when it dries, different from the intense shade it shows when wet.

Always make sure to test the colors that he is using for his paint first before he actually uses it on his paper. Testing the color should not cause him a lot of trouble since it easily dries up. He can test the colors on a scrap of paper or on the edge of his painting.

Even if the paint medium has already dried for a few days, they will still remain water soluble. This mean to say that the can still re-wet the dried paint. If he is planning to do so, then a wet brush should do the track. He can remove the added color with this.

It is also a known that the said paint medium is one which is transparent, no matter what paper he makes use of. It is certainly possible for the person to see through every layer that he has added on his work. With this fact in mind, he should remember that there is absolutely no way for him to hide mistakes.

Know that the white color in this paint medium really comes from the white of his paper and not the paint itself. As this is the situation, then the person should accept the advice that he should paint from light to black. He should start from the lightest color or tone and then build his way up to the darkest color or tone.

There is a need for him to make the right choice for the brush. The brush that he should be using for the said work is one which does not easily splay out. It should also not be one which drops hair easily. It is much better than buying a handful of lower quality brushes.

Pay attention to the volume of water he will be using too. He should avoid adding more water to his paint after he has washed the brush. He can do so by dabbing the brush that he is using onto a dry cloth before he puts it into the paint again. Once the brush is loaded with the paint, he can decide whether he needs more or less paint from this point on.

He should remember that there are lots of papers he can utilize for this project. However, there are lots of paper variations to choose from. They also do not have the same thickness, whiteness, and smoothness so it is up to him to make the right choice for his work.

There are those people who make use of masking fluid. Indeed, this is one tool beneficial for those indulging in abstract watercolor painting. This one makes it possible to protect those areas that he does not want to put any color on.




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