Learning Objectives:
• Experiment with a range of painting techniques
• Creatively develop new and experimental techniques that could be used in future paintings
• Develop better control of paint techniques and brush handling
• Creatively develop new and experimental techniques that could be used in future paintings
• Develop better control of paint techniques and brush handling
What you will need:
Cartridge paper (or your sketchbook), a soft pencil (preferably 2B or 4B), ruler, eraser, pencil sharpener, watercolours, a small brush, a pot of water and a paper towel.
Your Task:
1. Watch the video below
2. Draw a grid of boxes in your sketchbook in pencil
3. Invent as many of your own, unique, watercolour techniques as you can. You may steal some of my ideas, but I would like to see your create your own as well. Pictures are not permitted - they should all be abstract.
2. Draw a grid of boxes in your sketchbook in pencil
3. Invent as many of your own, unique, watercolour techniques as you can. You may steal some of my ideas, but I would like to see your create your own as well. Pictures are not permitted - they should all be abstract.
Demo Video:
Top Tips
• Be careful not to apply too much water to your brush
• Experiment with different consistencies of paint by mixing in different quantities of water
• Try scraping wet paint off the page with the 'wrong' end of your brush
• Try layering your colours. If the paint is still wet the colours will blend, but if the first layer has dried it won't
• Try different colour combinations
• Experiment with different consistencies of paint by mixing in different quantities of water
• Try scraping wet paint off the page with the 'wrong' end of your brush
• Try layering your colours. If the paint is still wet the colours will blend, but if the first layer has dried it won't
• Try different colour combinations