Wet painting

Watercolor sketch quickly done on a small scrap of paper. I was attempting to render the glow from a candle. I was painting mostly wet into wet and kind of like the way the water and pigments flowed to create this image. Arches 140 lb. CP (as you can also see by the watermark)

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This is just for fun. It's on an 8x10 canvas board that I used for a simple acrylic mock-up. I liked the way it looked so I got out my oil paints and gave it a more finished look. How cute can one fish be?

The Artery Art Shop and Classes on Instagram: "We are probably asked the most about this one aspect of watercolour painting: how wet to have your paper. Well it really depends on what effect you are looking for. So here are three degrees of ‘wet’ so you can see what happens."

Angèle Kamp | Watercolor Art on Instagram: "How to create watercolor texture 1. Dip your brush in clean water 2. Paint a shape with water. Make sure it’s not too wet 3. Dip your brush in watercolor paint. A dark color works best 4. Paint along the outer edges of the wet shape 5. Add clean water to the center of your shape 6. This will push the paint to the outer edges 7. Now watch the magic appear as it dries Follow me for more tips"

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