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WatercolorAbstract Expressionism
Watercolor
• artists' paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent color.
Watercolor
http://www.cuded.com/2013/04/50-mind-blowing-watercolor-paintings/
wash
• A watercolor term for a flat layer of very diluted color laid across the paper. It can either be an even layer of color or a graded layer which gets lighter.
Wash vs. Graded Wash
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neonfog/4424613609/in/photostream/
Wet-on-wet
• wet paint applied onto wet paint
Wet-on-wet
http://painting.about.com/od/watercolourpainting/ss/watercolor-techniques-wet-on-wet.htm
http://www.havemuse.com/?cat=8
Wet-on-Dry
• wet paint applied onto dry paint or paper
Wet-on-Dry
http://painting.about.com/od/watercolourpainting/ss/watercolor-techniques-wet-on-wet.htm
http://ericfortuneart.blogspot.com/2012/08/goddess-of-anitiquity-process-breakdown.html
Dry-on-Dry
• Use of a dry brush to paint onto dry paint or paper
Dry-on-Dry
http://sandymaudlin.blogspot.com/2007/10/once-gallery-owner-kindly-told-me-to.html
http://bindersart.blogspot.com/2010/07/tips-tricks-10-rough-vs-smooth-know.html
Layering
• The use of layering with watercolor requires patience to allow previous layers to dry. Layering your colors will allow for richer and deeper colors and textures in your painting.
Layering
http://thepaintedprism.blogspot.com/2012/06/watercolor-workshop-painting-values.html
http://paintingdemos.com/2012/10/02/how-to-paint-skin-tones-with-watercolor-layers/
Salt Technique
• by adding the salt to the paint while it is very wet, the salt will absorb the water and leave behind a crystalized texture
Salt Technique
http://watercolorweapons.blogspot.com/2012/03/sunday-secrets-9.html
Masking
• Use of mediums to protect or mask your paper from watercolor.
• Rubber cement• Crayons • Masking fluids
Masking
http://www.merionartblog.com/653660/2013/02/28/masking-fluid-dos-and-donts.html
Lift-Out
• Use of a dry brush or tissue to suck off extra or unwanted paint
Lift-Out
http://startstudioarts.si.edu/2010/06/friday-feature-more-watercolor-techniques.html
Watercolor
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g857UNIKQsM
Abstract Expressionism
• a development of abstract art that originated in New York in the 1940s and 1950s and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the creative spontaneous act (e.g., action painting). Leading figures were Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
Abstract Expressionism
http://www.moma.org/collection/details.php?theme_id=10051
Buckle Up, we’re going for a ride!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZKiGiILKYk
No, seriously. It’s gonna be weird…