Technique is formed in painting practice, and it is a painting language for the painter to accurately express his creative intention and shape the image of the picture. Watercolor techniques are ever-changing because of the characteristics of materials and tools. Traditional watercolor techniques are summarized as dry painting and wet painting, from shallow to deep, from bright to dark. Through the use of special effects, the artistic characteristics of transparency, freshness, fluency, freedom and moistening are created. Usually, wet coating method and dry coating method are used together. With the evolution of techniques and the renewal of tools and materials, experimental painting works use materials to the extreme, and the author integrates emotions and techniques into the works to obtain special artistic effects, which makes watercolor painting have new vitality. Some are dignified, some are relaxed, some are gorgeous, and you can get extremely strong picture effects. Successful works can express the author's emotions and thoughts through various artistic techniques, and techniques and techniques are just one of them.

Methods/steps

dry painting

Dry painting refers to the painting method of overlapping and covering many times after the previous color is completely dried. Dry painting has obvious strokes and water marks in the process of color transportation, which does not need watercolor extension, and uses the relationship between color blocks to shape the image.

Wet painting

Wet painting

Wet painting is a painting method of repainting color on wet paper or on the color layer that has not been dried thoroughly. The colors of the picture flow with each other when they are not dry, forming a harmonious, moist and soft effect.

Texture application of watercolor painting

Expressing the texture effect of different objects is one of the special techniques of watercolor painting. Its purpose is to improve the expressive force of watercolor painting. Texture is a variety of different picture effects formed by pigments or various related tool materials through various means. This production method usually refers to a special means assisted by tools other than pens.

Special techniques of watercolor painting

There are various techniques of watercolor painting, and painters can use appropriate techniques to express them according to the needs of different objects. The special technique of watercolor painting is to use special tools, materials and means to produce special effects.

humidity control

The application and mastery of water is one of the key points of watercolor techniques. Water has the characteristics of infiltration, flow and evaporation in the picture, so you should be familiar with "water-based" when painting watercolors.

"Blank" method

Compared with the techniques of oil painting and gouache painting, the most prominent feature of watercolor technique is the method of "leaving blank". Some light and white parts need to be "left blank" when drawing dark colors.

Color matching and pen-lifting skills of watercolor painting

The following methods can be used for color matching of watercolor painting: mixing method, dissolving method, resetting method and juxtaposition method. It should be noted that in the process of painting, we should use it flexibly according to the needs of the picture.

Methods and steps of watercolor painting

The whole process of watercolor painting can be divided into four stages: preparation, composition, coloring, adjustment and enrichment. These four stages are continuous and cannot be divided mechanically, and each stage has clear and specific requirements.