BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter March 21st Using Good Paper

Published: Tue, 03/21/23

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #407

Thank you for another great week of soft edges paintings. This was not just an assignment that you should try and forget, you want to always use the ability to control your pigment in a wet into wet wash or even a wet on dry paper wash, it's all about floating and controlling that pigment.

Last Sunday I again did a LIVE YouTube demo that you can see here. Next Sunday However I will be on the road heading to Montreat, North Carolina for the Kanuga Watermedia Workshops so there will be no Live demo but possibly during the week I may try to do a live demo from the workshop. There will also not be a Paint-a-long on that Thursday the 30th since I will be very busy at the workshop that evening.

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NOTICE: to my students of my Saturday class... I am having class this Saturday even though I said I wasn't last weekend. I will be leaving for Kanuga right after class.

Yes to Class, at The Civic Center in Libertyville, Thurs, March 23rd 1pm to 3:30pm

Yes to Class, at The Studio in McHenry, Sat, March 25th 9am to 11:30am

Email me at Beckerart@gmail.com for any info you may need about my classes or workshops.

Use Good Quality Paper

Since I have been teaching a lot of beginners lately I wanted to mention to them and also to experienced painters of how important it is to use good paper.

Good paper is most important for the beginner because it it easier to use then cheap paper. If you are an experienced painter, cheap paper is easier to use because of your experience of knowing how to apply pigment to a slicker surface which is what cheap paper has. A thicker paper is also a good paper for a beginner because it won't buckle like cheap thin paper will.

Watch the video below to hear me talk about and compare quality paper to student grade paper.

BeckerArt Talks about Good Quality Watercolor Paper compared to lower Grade Paper

Workshops and Demonstrations 2023

Lake County Art League W/C Workshop Grayslake IL April 15th and 16th

Bagley Area Arts Collaborative W/C Workshop Bagley MN June 13,14,15th
Dillman's Watercolor Workshop Lac du Flambeau WI June 18th to the 22nd
Thousand Island Art Center Clayton NY July 19th, 20th and 21st
Dillman's Gouache/Watercolor Lac du Flambeau WI Sept 24th to the 28th

Product of the Week

BUY HERE

Stonehenge is a great quality paper at great prices.This is the paper I use and there is also other good papers but they usually are more expensive, like an Arches

Artist of the Week

Bev Jozwiak

Here is a great artist and instructor I met years ago at Dillman's and she does some amazing watercolors of animals.

BeckerArt LIVE Paint-a-long Demonstration
This week's Paint-a-long happens on Thursday March 23rd at 6:30pm CST
Click video link below for PAINT-A-LONG on YouTube

BeckerArt Tutorial Paint-a-long of a Leopard

Download Paint-a-long photo by clicking image below

This paint-a-long will be of a Leopard... we will exercise the wet-into-wet soft edges again when applying the spots on the cat.

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