Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I've been terribly swamped at work since the holidays are coming up. Today I will walk-through one of my latest rose paintings "Glow"
Unfortunately, I didn't take many photos to document the process for this one since it was more of a speed watercolor painting practice for me. The steps taken are very similar to what I did for Primrose which you can read about here.
Read MoreI apologize for the late post! I've been extremely tired lately and just haven't been at the top of my art game in the past few days. To make up for it, this will be a lengthier post on one of my recent watercolor painting in my Moleskine Journal. Seriously, I can't stop painting in it since I bought it...
Read MoreSorry for the delay, it's almost Thursday here so let's cut to the chase! Here's another Walk-through Weds post featuring my second Moleskine entry.
Read MoreI decided to buy a new journal just for watercolors and settled on the super expensive A4 Moleskine Watercolor Album. I usually use a small 9x6 Aquabee journal but it was spiral-ring bounded and didn't keep my pages in place. Moleskines are extremely popular and I could never figure out what the hype was about (especially because they come with a hefty price tag)
Read MoreSo I decided to make each Weds a "Walk-through Weds" post where I'll post up my steps taken before finishing a final painting :)
For today's walk through, I'm going to show you how I painted "Sunshine"
Let's begin!
Read MoreA week ago I posted about palettes and the different types of palettes but I think I've finally found the one .
Read MoreThere are so many watercolor brands out there to choose from. How do you pick the best one for you? There are two types of watercolor paint which are usually labeled "student" grade and "artist" grade. I highly recommend purchasing the artist grade paints only because student grade is just not that good. They give you less pigment load in each tube and more metal fillers. This will result in more paint use but less color intensity achieved from each tube. If you are purchasing student grade,
Read MoreThe golden rule about palettes is that there is no perfect palette. The type of palette you use is completely up to personal preference! I would like to note that I am not a palette addict...I just haven't found the one yet.
There are three main types of palettes: plastic, metal and porcelain/ceramic.
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