Here is attempt number two at the wet-in-wet watercolor technique. I'm more pleased with this one.
1.15.2009
Watercolor Landscape II
Here is attempt number two at the wet-in-wet watercolor technique. I'm more pleased with this one.
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wow!!As one puts lot of water the caulyflower effect is achieved.Mostly it happens accidently at a beginners stage.It is very difficult to achieve this effect with design and deliberate attempt.The tree form in this painting looks designed to have this effect.it is like trying to draw like a child when you are adult..very difficult task.Education and growing up spoils us all!!
Thanks Sanjeev
The wet-in-wet technique has many surprises that one can sometimes take advantage of
Cool atmospherics. I like it.
Wet in wet is so much fun, isn’t it?
Last year I spent a week of intense wet in wet experiments and call it my week of 100 washes. I tore up 140lb paper into small sizes….various sizes from 5x7 to 11x14 in various formats. Then mixing up a lot of pigment and different colours set to creating different combinations of colours in different strengths of washes. Some of the examples I went over several times when dry with more washes. In most cases I made a note on the back of the colours used.
By the end of the week I felt much more proficient and confident about wet in wet blending. Some of these little paintings I over painted compositional elements and used for original greetings cards…others I turned into mini paintings, others I turned over and used the back of and re-used he paper as test sheets.
Because I wasn’t aiming for finished paintings, I was able to let go and just paint, and let the pigment and water do their own thing.
I would recommend this kind of intensive exercise….I think it is very beneficial. You can also tear up failed paintings and use the back of those for this kind of exercise.
Sorry! ....forgot to mention how much i like this wet in wet.....
Maggie
This is even lovelier than the last one!
Way to go Jean! This is beautiful. Has a misty, magical quality about it. Two thumbs up!
Thanks to Brent, Dave and Teresa for the positive feedback. I see it as a journey and hope at the end of it I improve at the technique.
Thanks Maggie
You have been my inspiration for this exercise. I agree about needing to try mixing of different colors, and keeping notes of successes. That is my next exercise before starting another wet-in-wet watercolor. One of the things I found out is that lighter colors don't always work. I am exploring them as the underpainting. Maybe that will give some unusual results.
Thanks for inspiring me.
Nice watercolors! I love the atmosphere and the softness going out of them.
greetings from Belgium!
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