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This future site will include many of Ann's favorite painting tricks and tips,
so keep an eye on this page! Here's just a beginning:
ERASERS The best
eraser to use on
watercolor paper is the tan-colored gum eraser. So
many paintings are ruined by rougher erasers which mar the surface, often not even evident
until paint is applied and bruises show up. Even kneaded erasers can be damaging. When
finished with a painting, the gum eraser can be rubbed vigorously over the surface to lift some
of the remaining pencil lines. It will not lift the dry watercolor. I've even found the "crumbs" of
a gum eraser make interesting texture when stirred into a wet wash--try it!
MIXING BLACKS Blacks are so much more interesting and beautiful when mixed than when
taken straight from a tube. If your painting includes cool blues (leaning towards green), try a
black made from Prussian Blue (Antwerp) and Cadmium Red. If your painting includes warm
blues (leaning towards violet), try combining French Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna. Tube
blacks can be useful when a quick dark is needed, but always add some of the local colors of
your painting in with it.
many paintings are ruined by rougher erasers which mar the surface, often not even evident
until paint is applied and bruises show up. Even kneaded erasers can be damaging. When
finished with a painting, the gum eraser can be rubbed vigorously over the surface to lift some
of the remaining pencil lines. It will not lift the dry watercolor. I've even found the "crumbs" of
a gum eraser make interesting texture when stirred into a wet wash--try it!
MIXING BLACKS Blacks are so much more interesting and beautiful when mixed than when
taken straight from a tube. If your painting includes cool blues (leaning towards green), try a
black made from Prussian Blue (Antwerp) and Cadmium Red. If your painting includes warm
blues (leaning towards violet), try combining French Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna. Tube
blacks can be useful when a quick dark is needed, but always add some of the local colors of
your painting in with it.
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