6/22/2013

Planning For Water Color Artists

By Lila Barry


Water color artists are painters who produce world class art pieces which are used for various decorative purposes. These people use limited amount of tools to frame one beautiful art piece. Paints, a brush and a canvas are the essential materials for this type of painting. These people possess some expert level of skill sets which are essential in this type of painting.

This is the old technique of painting among other techniques but it gain importance late, only after Renaissance period. Some German people realized its strength and used this for small and detailed studies. At initial days, this was treated as a minor part of art but gain some massive importance in later periods. English people implied this technique for the development of various art techniques such as hand-color etching technique and plain air painting.

These paintings are transparent because of pigmentation of colors. Many painters use this platform to recreate their imaginations. Every painting of such type comes with a sparkle which adds life to it. Paper is mainly used for this but there are other materials which can be used. Plastic and leather canvas can also be used effectively for this. This technique may seem very easy to practice but this is not true.

Each painting should be handled carefully to attain some quality results. Always use a great quality paper with suitable texture for better results. These paper parameters need to be decided based on the design of painting. There are various types pf papers used for such jobs which need to be selected as per requirement. There are some other paper related parameters like size and weight which should be decided as per the needs of that particular painting.

Lightweight paper with large size should be stretched before commencing the process to ensure fold less canvas. Selection of needed paints also should be selected as per experience of the painter. Mixing of water is an essential which need to be performed in a controlled manner. Rinse the brush for each use so that the colors cannot be spread.

Rinsing the brush is must in case of you use pan colors or else this will ruin your painting with uglier shades. Many believe that black and white colors should not be used in such painting which is not true. We can see many masterpieces created with black and white paints. Planning plays an important role for the success of a painting so plan how your painting should be before starting it. The subject chosen for that particular painting also defines its success.

If the paintings are done with proper planning then it will emerge out with beauty and it also helps to reduce mistakes. Usually normal paintings make use of brushes but the professional painters use advanced painting tools to create high grade paintings. Before going to advanced methods of painting the painter should brushes and the basic tools at the stage of beginning.

For the creation of masterpieces of high cost Water color artists uses cheap instruments. This platform can act as an exploring media for innovative ideas. This is very easy and popular method because of easy availability of materials in the market. The major demerit of these paintings is these get destroyed with water so, one must be careful while handling such delicate items.




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