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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Watercolors explained

Let me start by telling you that painting with watercolors is more difficult any other painting techniques. Knowing this should not keep you from trying to master the watercolor technique because watercolor paintings are also the most beautiful paintings around. Just go for it and let your imagination and creativity lead you. Ones you master watercolor painting, any other painting technique will be like a walk in the park.

Before you start though make sure you have the following watercolor art supplies around either from your local art shop or your favorite online watercolor paint supplies store. You will need; watercolor paper, watercolor paint (tubes or pans just make sure it is quality paint), distilled water, watercolor brushes (quality preferred), and something you can not buy at the store creativity.

Watercolor brushes

Brushes are the most important tools for a great watercolor painting. Having said this buying those watercolor brushes is not something to decide on lightly, but a decision that should be made carefully and well thought of. Now for most artists a brush is personal they have a particular touch and feel with a brush.

his touch and feel is much more important then the price of a brush. So the most important factor is the emotional feelings you have with your watercolor brush do not let money come in between. Fact is that any brush, being it cheap or expensive will only last as well as it is cared for, clean and store your watercolor brushes and watercolor supplies properly doing so is even more important than deciding if you want buy a expensive sable brush.

Watercolor technique

The most attractive feature of watercolor is its transparency. The color of the paper shines through the paint, which gives the watercolor painting the look and feel of light and sparkle. There are other watercolor tricks to emphasize the white of the watercolor paper. The true art is not using white paint but using the brightest white, the white of the paper itself. But, many gradations of light are available to us and the bright white of the paper will only kick in when there are other parts in your work, not quite as bright.

CONCLUSION

The first place to look and to learn how to watercolor paint is your local library. You should be able to find books upon books of how to watercolor paint, and they all should give you sound advice on how to begin.

If you do not want to look any further than your house, then the internet would also be an excellent place to seek out help on watercolor painting. Look out for one of the best websites. These websites gives you excellent tips and tricks to first begin your watercolor painting. Some of them offers even first time concrete tutorials on how to paint with your watercolors.