I rarely use soap with my watercolor brushes. Usually when we paint with watercolors, using two jars does the trick. I have two Kimchi jars that I use for my watercolor brushes. The first one is for the initial rinse and the second one is for the second rinse. With plain old watercolors, water alone… Continue reading How to clean your watercolor brushes
Category: Watercolor
In watercolor, sometimes paint without a plan
Occasionally, it’s good not to have a plan. And just paint. I bought another watercolor board. And just started drawing on it. I had no plan whatever. I had all these images of Allie from previous live modeling practices that I had to do something with. And, I’ve never done a unicorn in my life.… Continue reading In watercolor, sometimes paint without a plan
Testing matching colors with watercolor
I hope y’all have at least one watercolor journal. This is the most affordable way to do this. We’ll be doing a simple experiment. We want to test color matching. We simply pair two colors. And see if they work. For this experiment, it’s a simple exercise in dualchromaticism. If you don’t know what that… Continue reading Testing matching colors with watercolor
Watercolor isn’t for everyone
I recently changed this website’s tagline. It used to be “we paint beautiful women.” I liked that for awhile. But then, I started thinking that it was too vague. Beautiful women? Yes. Painting? Yes. But that’s too generic, don’t you think? Sure, I incorporate gouache with my watercolors. However, I’m mostly a watercolor artist and… Continue reading Watercolor isn’t for everyone
Painting on a watercolor board
Am I painting on a watercolor block? Or am I painting watercolor on wood? The answer? Neither. I’m not painting on watercolor paper either. What is it then? It’s called a watercolor board, and I absolutely love painting on one! This specific watercolor board is made by Canson and it’s 16″x20″. It retails for $5.99… Continue reading Painting on a watercolor board