The three elements of watercolor painting include paint, paper and brush. People constantly explore and find suitable paints and brushes. Although it is difficult to distinguish the painting paper from the appearance, people’s indifference to the paper still surprises the painter.
The moisture of some paper keeps for a long time on the surface; this is because the sizing anti-seepage treatment is carried out in a papermaking process, which in turn is concerning with paper pigment color. The paper surface course has restricted the flow of pigment and coarse textured paper can show uniform color screen. In France, take ARCHE paper as the example, seepage of water is suitable for the performance of halo effect with a good color. Pigment adsorption is strong; after repeated coating, the color is not destroyed, so the stability is very strong.
In addition, the Japanese VVatson paper has easy adsorption pigments and good color. But the duplicated layer coating must use soft brush to fast and strong brush paint. If the underlying pigment is not dissolved, it will cause uneven color consequences. However, it also has the characteristics of resistance to washing which is easy to modify, so beginners find it more comfortable. The painter tries a variety of paper, so he grasps their properties. Meiji watercolor painter and essayist Makino Yiyu Meiji was very famous in Europe and the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. It took him four years to learn watercolor in San Francisco, then wrote "Silk veil painting". Later he returned to England and won the fame because of drawing the foggy London street works, becoming fashionable for a time. To use this technique, it is better to soak Whatman thick watercolor paper in water for about 1 hour, and then in the traction way drawing the fuzzy vision, then according to the dry and wet state of paper, continue to draw into the near buildings or people distance to complete the landscape painting. In addition, if you use a brush on paper brush, with the surface’s moisture, the paper will be flat. So even if it does not take a gimmick, papers is also not fold, but not in the painting on the bigger color, you may have a try on the large areas of paint.
How to paint flowers in the oil paintings?
Both the plants in the pot and flowers inserted in the vase are the still lives theme that artists love. They can be alone made into the painting, or can also be used as a part of a group of still lives, such as adding some fruit, a bowl or a glass bottle pattern.
About drawing paper, canvas and painting board
There are many materials that can be used for painting. Drawing paper, canvas and painting board are commonly used. But the beginners should note that no matter which material you choose, please remember to process the painting bottom into no oil absorption or less.
Russian painter Serov's painting style
Serov was an outstanding Russian portrait painter in the alternate period of the nineteenth century and twentieth Century. And he was an important representative of Russian realism painting at the beginning of this century.
