Watercolor Techniques

1. Watercolor Techniques

2. Watercolor Techniques Objective: You will explore watercolor techniques in order to apply them to a non-objective painting. DRILL: • What watercolor techniques can you identify in this artwork? • Get out a watercolor set, water, brush and napkin (from front desk) • Use your sketchbook for these techniques. Frankie Franco III

4. Alumni Café Tonight • 6-8pm • Lawson Simon Gallery • See students that have graduated. • Artworks and performances. • Food for $. • Come one, come all. • 5 pts extra credit

5. Supply orders • We need to get the supplies asap. • Bring in your $$$$. • Give back the yellow order form!!!!!! • (michael’s and amazon.com have packs of 8 x 10 canvas. 10-12 of them for around $20) • Ask for canvas for Christmas.

6. Flat wash A flat wash is one that is a solid color from the top to the bottom or the page; or area in which you need a flat color.

7. Graded Wash- ie Value

8. Blending colors

9. Wet on Wet

10. Dry Brush

11. Table Salt

12. Lifting Wet watercolor with paper towel

13. Printing with paper towel • You can use a grocery or plastic bag • Other textures.

14. Splatters(brush- toothbrush) and Drips Marion Bolognesi

15. With other materials: • Oil pastel underneath • Colored pencil on top. • Ball point pen • Pen & Ink before or after

17. Watercolor Techniques • Flat wash • Graded wash • Wet on wet • Dry brush. • Salt • Lifting white • Printing • Use other materials- colored pencil, oil pastel, pen & ink Make an artwork using these techniques. You can use objects if you are desiring to do it. Be creative. Frankie Franco III

23. Watercolor Techniques • Flat wash • Graded wash • Wet on wet • Dry brush. • Salt • Lifting white • Printing • Use other materials- colored pencil, oil pastel, pen & ink Make an artwork using these techniques. You can use objects if you are desiring to do it. Be creative. Frankie Franco III