Art Is Easy to Make!

Art Lesson 10 by Poochie Myers

Poochie would like to start a dialogue with new students to art as well as professionals who might want to include segments into these art lessons, or field questions from participants. Please post your comments to Poochie:mailto:poochie.art@gmail.com.

If you have to struggle then you are doing something wrong.

Textures with Watercolors

There are two ways to think about texture. First is to try to imitate the appearance of actual texture, such as drapes, bricks, wood, etc. Second is to have teture that adds interest to your painting.

Paint is limited so you might want to add other elements into the paint.

Try some of these techniques :

Sandpaper to create dark areas or sandpaper last to make lighter area.

Table salt to eat away some of the pigment.

Sand to add bulk and roughness to the paint.

Plastic wrap to make thick and thin areas.

Kleenex or sponge to blot areas.

Draw first with crayons or wax candle.

Use masking fluid first to keep white areas - clean later

India ink can be floated into an area wet with water or you can float water into the india ink area.

Nail polish remover will affect the paint. Paint or spatter into wet paint area.

Toothbrush for splatter.

Use different papers and brushes. Experiment with all.

Try some of these :

Just use a rough-brushed area by keeping the paint dryish on the brush.

Use cross hatch whisked stroke. Can use second cross hatch with different color or value.

Wet an area of paper and draw into it with loaded paint brush.

Paint a color area and drop clear water into it before it dries. Or you can drop color into this wet area too.

Make a splatter with your brush. Load brush with paint an strike briskly against your index finger of other hand. You can do this on a dry or wet area for diffenent effects.

Torture your paper with a knife. Try curved or cross hatch. You can use a rasor blade or any scraper. Try not to rip up your paper too much.

Sanding an area will make the paper absorb more pigment. Also you can sand just to lighten any area.

Tissue paper and watered down glue. Place on areas you want this texture. Color with paint or drop on color while wet.

Fingerprints are great way to make stones or textures in foliage.