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Watercolour
is a prominent difficult painting technique,its execution to require an
accurate drawing,a sure skilful knowledge of colours and their
combinations,the ability to take the right decision even before
starting,knowing it will be irreversible because IT WILL CANNOT BE
CORRECTED.In fact,watercolor CANNOT BE CORRECTED,at most we can make
darker,with a following veiling, a color may seem
too light
but we cannot change the colour,lighten it,modify the object,correct
lines,backgrounds,images not exactly what it wanted,etc.The
result remain what it is;you cannot
change it.
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It
is just this very impossibility of any change,contrary to oils,acrylics
and temperas,that makes it a painting technical less popular than the
others and therefore surely more valuable than the others.In any
case,it is sufficent a quick passage in the web to verify the
considerable quantity of paintings to acrylic and oil on sale in
comparison with watercolor paintings to make you understand how
meaningful these words are.
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Watercolours are
available in dry and moist
pans,reamy tubes and liquids in glass jars.
Professional
artists use moist pans or creamy tubes.These are colours use
important pigments that can be diluted easily in water,producing
pleasant and significant colors.
The
end result is exactly the
same
when using either the pans or tubes.Choosing one or the either depends
and the personal preference of the artist.
Now,let's talk the "support" used.Often,someone inexperienced and with little knowledge of watercolors might say -"painting on paper?!"-It is a grave error made by those who see it as a frightful competitor and may take advantage of theie profession and trust they instil to degrade it.
Have you ever tried to paint with colours diluted with water on simple,everyday paper?It is impossible.The paper wrinkles,gets soggy and ruined....It is for this very reason that to simply use the word "paper" in the world of watercolours is extremely incorrect.You must talk about cotton-paper,or better yet,fine paper made with 100% cotton carefully made and expensive.Among the most important brands of paper are Arches,Winsor &Newton,Fabriano,Grumbacher,Rws,Guarro....
Do
not
trust anyone who tries to talk to you about watercolours and
simple,common design paper!
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Lastly,a
significant particular in the use of the white of the cotton-paper.In
fact,white as a pigment-colour does not exist in watercolours.White is
created by using the paper or rather,you must have the necessary
knowledge and know-how to exclude from the other colors the
areas
which must remain white and at the same time,blend them in with the
rest of the painting.
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