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Likewise, watercolor painting poses challenges addressed differently. For example, watercolor is a transparent medium making it unique when compared to other mediums that are opaque. To address this, the following are the watercolor basic painting techniques developed and used over the years and which no watercolor artist can do without.
• Dry Brush – the dry [...]

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As the skill at painting improves though, the differences diminish. In fact most skilled painters are quite comfortable at using brushes and would prefer them to pencils anytime. Watercolor pencils though are excellent painting aids to both newbie and pro. It is applied technology in the true sense of the word and its applications are [...]

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There are combinations and variants in creating texture some of the most often practiced are:Splattering textures involves loading a brush with color and tapping the brush at a height to towards the paper. Care is observed when splattering a texture since too much water in the brush might lead to big blots and blobs that [...]

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• Do not start drawing with a hard pencil. Hard pencils are good for light shading but if you must start sketching use instead pencils with darker values like a 2B or a 4B.
• When you are a beginner, do not use flash photography as reference. Flash photography because of the nature of its lighting [...]

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When applying watercolor though, an important thing to remember is that the color will tend to be lighter when the color dries. If you want stronger color, you can make adjustments by applying slightly stronger hues before application or you can dab some more color to the object when the paint is already dry.
Creating test [...]

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…Unlike other mediums then, decisions at the start of the painting must be done where the whites are placed and apply the lightest of shades first. Common practices of watercolorists are to leave the white areas for later.
To paint in watercolor, observe the following.
Center of Interest
Creating the center of interest is the heart of an [...]

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If you are going to be drawing cars there are some tools you will need. Just like drawing anything else you need to have the proper tools on hand to do the best job possible. Unfortunately having the proper tools will not make you a better artist, they will only help you translate the image [...]

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What Laughter Does
They say laughter is the best medicine. After all, there’s no better feeling than laughing your heart out at something that’s really funny. What’s more, the funny things tend to stimulate your brain and make you think more actively. That’s because humor and laughter also take a certain level of intelligence. However, with [...]

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Recently I wrote about how to keep your art car rolling for as long as possible. Here are a few more thoughts on creating art cars, especially about safety, using the right materials, and making sure your vehicle will be street legal when you are done.
Decorating  just any old car you happen to have access [...]

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I live just a few blocks from the Art Car Museum in Houston, TX. There are art car parades and events several times a year, so you often see art cars on the streets.
Art cars range from simple and cheaply decorated to elaborately modified and expensive. One of my favorites is a little jeep, decorated [...]

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