Splash Watercolour

Who doesn't love clouds! Fluffy, soft, you yearn to touch these bits of candy floss! Dreamy yes, so why not try painting one in watercolour! You can practice clouds. Divide the paper into fours with your painter's tape and wet the paper completely! Take a look at some clouds below. One is blank and i will do the demo on that.  Meanwhile take a go. Watercolour clouds are the most fun. You never really know how it will end, often better or worse than you thought. I made some gigantic mess before i got the basics. Never give up hope. Always be positive that it's a matter of learning how to!.  Practice, practice, practice is the mantra to follow! Watercolours are a passion for me.  Hope you will find it as much fun. Splash in watercolours!

Loose watercolours. It's really fun and we'll go through a simple flower, to learn tricks to make it easy peasy! So let's get started! Paper, Pencil, Kneadable rubber( so no marks on paper).Any soft rubber will do. Make light lines. Mine are dark so you can see the gaps. Choose paints! Camel or any brand paints preferably Artist's grade. The pigment is softer and more transparent. I often use Prima watercolour confections. Awesome colours! Especially for night sketches and practice which often becomes my final artwork! Brush no. at least three - 1  3, 6 and a flat brush 1/2 inch (optional for now) Tissues to dab brush on ! So let's get started: Step 1 Draw a simple flower, only leave a few gaps here and there. This will let you loose that tight control and let you give up the fear of watercolours. This is a basic flower. You could draw any. Only remember to leave gaps in between the drawing! STEP I Draw any flower shape with broken l...