Join ArtistsNetwork.tv and artist Lian Quan Zhen as he shows you how to introduce Chinese painting techniques into your watercolors so you can loosen up and paint more freely. Using only watercolor brushes, paints and paper, Lian explains how to use the materials to bring in the strokes and style of Chinese brush painting. After painting a few small studies designed to get you comfortable with the techniques of spraying, blowing, spattering, finger painting and using your brush in new ways, Lian moves on to paint a pair of ducks in a sunset-filled pond combining traditional and Chinese watercolor techniques. By the end of this video you’ll have be able to create beautiful, spontaneous pictures and, most of all, to have fun while you’re painting.
Improve Your Water Painting Techniques in Watercolor with Gordon Mackenzie
From artistsnetwork.TV: In this workshop, Gordon Mackenzie unravels a series of water painting techniques in watercolor that are sure to add a new dimension to your painting, In the fist demonstration he paints a unique rock pool scene. In the second painting Gordon uses a negative space technique to paint between rocks and adds to the effect by creating shafts of light. Finally, he shows you proper uses of a paper towel to create white-capped waves in a stunning sea scene. See the whole video at www.artistsnetwork.TV