Introduction
Last updated: 30 July 2018. This text is written with a blog editor that requires entries ordered by date, rather than topic. To get...
Vignette 1: The Reverse Graphite Picture Transfer (RGPT) Technique
Last updated 7 May 2018. Drawing is the element underlying all watercolors. However, you don't need a detailed sketch; you just need to...
Vignette 2: Lifting and Blending Techniques
There is a fine line between lifting and blending. Technically speaking, whenever pigment is first placed on the paper and subsequently remo
Vignette 3: About Watercolor Paper
Watercolor paper is sold in different weights (grams per square meter or gsm) and in three grades: hot pressed, cold pressed (also called no
Vignette 4: Realistic Painting as Illusion
... a chair has an essence, "chair-ness" if you will, that allows you to recognize it and keeps you from sitting on the coffee tab
Vignette 5: Care of Watercolors
Shipping: Loose watercolor paintings should be placed in an archival cover and sandwiched between stiff board to protect against folding, be
Vignette 6: About Watercolor Brushes
Last Updated 21 Jan 2019. There are lots of watercolor brushes. They are different shapes and made from different materials – and if you...
Chapter 1. Perception of Color and Color Mixture Models
Roy G. Biv is a fictional person whose name is an acronym for the rainbow order of hues: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
Chapter 2. About Watercolor Paints and Supplies
Every paint has its own personality and behaves differently. An absolute wealth of information about pigment formulations is found online he
