Today on The Paint Box I will be demoing how to do an Ink Wash Painting. In hindsight I should have taught this technique first but with the difficultly of the ink I decided to teach it after I taught basic techniques. One of the keys to a good ink wash painting is finding a … Continue reading
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Watercolor Aids, Tools and Techniques…
Have you ever wondered how some watercolor artists get these cool techniques or “texture” in their paintings? Look no further than your kitchen pantry or your medicine cabinet. Salt (table or Rock) can be added to a wet background to give the effect of snow or texture in a field of wild flowers. Rubbing Alcohol … Continue reading
Up-Cycled Travel Watercolor Case
The Booga was going through one of the desk drawers yesterday when he pulled out a Mac Zip Disk. Besides the fact I laughed knowing I will never get everything off of that disk; I realized how thick the case was and I thought wow, I could so do something with that. I thought and … Continue reading
Watercolor Basics: All About Paper
Learning about paper is about as exciting as watching paint dry but it is a necessary evil when learning about watercolors. First thing to address is Paper Weight. Paper weight determines the price of the paper and the thickness of the paper. Think of it this way the thicker the paper the thinner your wallet. … Continue reading
How I prepare for The Paint Box…
So I read Roberta Cohen’s blog post about how she prepares for her show and I was amazed (and a tad bit jealous). I in no way throw my show together at 11am but I am not that organized. I do layout and try to plan what I do but with the Booga it is … Continue reading
My Homemade Gesso Recipe
I love Gesso and usually have Gesso (lots of Gesso) around but for some reason I have depleted my back log of Gesso and found myself in quite a bind. I need Gesso but Gesso is really expensive but a necessary expense in the art world. I have been out of gesso for a while … Continue reading
Watercolor Basics: Help, I Don’t Have…
Since my first Web TV show last Thursday I have gotten several emails saying, “I think it is great that you are painting with cheap watercolors but I don’t want to or I can’t buy anything new (I completely understand both sides of that statement). Is there anything I can use? I have craft paint, … Continue reading
Watercolor Basics: Even Wash (from The Paint Box)
I have been waiting for almost a week now to do a show summary from the premiere episode of The Paint Box. I wanted to watch it and then type something out but for some reason the powers that be do not want me or anyone else to see this. Linqto has been trying to … Continue reading
NOON TODAY! Creative EdVentures Presents The Paint Box
“Have you ever walked with ten cats on your head?” (Dr. Suess – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish) I have no idea why but I felt compelled to start a blog post about my web TV show with that line but maybe that will compel everyone to turn in (Disclaimer – There … Continue reading
Watercolor Basics: Picking the Perfect Color Palette
One of the questions I get asked the most is about what colors do I buy? Of course you can always buy a kit and 95% of the time these colors will be in that kit. If you are feeling adventurous you can go through and buy the following colors which will give you a … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 