We'll use this presentation to lead us through watercolor use demonstration.

1. Watercolor Painting

2. What is watercolor?
• Pigment suspended in a water-soluble
vehicle (fluid...not a car)
• Consists of four basic ingredients: pigment,
Arabic gum (binder), glycerin (alters
viscosity), solvent (water)
• Watercolors are usually transparent and can
be layered to create rich complex colors

3. Necessary Tools
• Tubes of watercolor
• Brushes of various sizes and shapes
• Paper towel for blotting and drying brush
• Water basin for rinsing brush
• Plastic palette for mixing colors

4. Watercolor
Techniques
• Controlled Wash
• Charging Colors
• Dry Brush, Wet-Into-Wet, Dry-Into-Wet
• Lifting, Scrubbing, Blotting
• Graded Wash, Splatter
• Wax Resist