free your creative spirit
a brief look at painting
by Caroline Tate
EVERYONE CAN PAINT!
it only takes.......some water and some colour!
materials I shall be using, and which you can get easily......
a box of artists quality watercolours: best value are the St. Petersburg, available by post from EuroArt on 01929554412
Amazing value……….around £15 or so.
You could get student or Georgian colours which are cheap, but
not so strong or gorgeous!
watercolour paper: weight is important. nothing less than
140 lbs. the best you can afford. buy in sheets (cheaper) or books
brushes: nothing expensive. don’t bother with sable or anything fancy…get Prolene brushes. the BIGGER THE BETTER.
size 6, 8, 10 or much bigger! get a great square ended one.
| extras: | 2 jars of water |
| tissues, or loo paper |
| cotton wool |
| pencil: HB or 2B. |
| if possible some ground sea salt from supermarket |
| and a piece of white candle |
THEN
FORGET EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER HEARD ABOUT WHAT YOU
SHOULD DO, AND JUST START
PLAYING.
DAMPENING THE PAPER (KEEP IT SLIGHTLY TILTED SO THE WATER TRICKLES DOWN) DON’T SOAK IT.
THEN RUN PAINT ACROSS.
THAT’S IT.
for the salt effect, just drop some ground sea salt into damp paint. wait around 15 minutes for a brilliant effect.
for a special effect using candle: put a line of the candle, pressing hard on dry paper, then paint over the top.
enjoy!
