“Translucent Layers by Watercolor” The ways of expressions are infinite. I am in the artistic journey, and experiments are my daily routines. Drawing translucent layers of colors with watercolor has been one of the examinations that I wanted to experience. I would like to share that experiment in this article! Here are points I tried and my reviews.
Points tried:
Use “Dry on Dry” technique (Dry each layers completely before going to next.)
Use darker paints to edges of each layers
Use 7 colors, paint 12 layers
Add more water to upper layers
Review:
Get colors on lower layers melted and mixed in grayish as more layers covered over, even though dried very well. Adding more water and dropping the paints into that water works well to avoid unwanted mixing colors.
It could be better to show more color impact on lower layers by making paints darker than you think.
It could be better to express more translucency and color contrast by using less colors (maybe 5 colors or so vs 7 colors).
Thick and blocked type of watercolor papers are recommended due to a lot of water and brash strokes.
It is such fun to explore the ways of expressions using watercolor! I hope you have exciting creative journey, and my sharing informations will somewhat contribute to your new world!
And don’t forget checking out my new video on YouTube about this blog article! I speak in Japanese, but you can watch it by turning on the translation setting! I hope you enjoy it! Thank you so much for reading always! See ya!