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Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #228, Fresh Pigment
It has been a whirlwind 2 weeks with 5 demonstrations, 1 workshop, 3 classes, 3 paint parties, and one 3 day workshop coming up for the LaGrange Art League. This will probably be it for the rest of the year until we start again in January.
Sorry, this newsletter came out a bit later in the day today... today I was driving back home from Green Bay WI so I just didn't get the time to get the newsletter. like they say...better late than never!
Last night I demonstrated for the NE Wisconsin Watercolor Society. See the demo below
This Thursday at the Lakes Region Watercolor Guild meeting here in Grayslake, IL. we have the guest artist Brienne Brown demonstrating for us. Guests are welcome for a donation of 5 dollars. For information go HERE
I received some great news from Legion Papers today...looks like they will be making a 300lb Stonehenge Aqua Black paper. YES! I love 300lb
YES to Class, at the Civic Center in Libertyville,Thursday, Oct. 10th 1pm to 3:30pm
YES to Class at the BeckerArt Gallery in McHenry, Saturday, Oct. 12th 9:00 am to 11:30 am
Demonstration for the North East Wisconsin Watercolor Society
Using Fresh Watercolor Pigment
In the last 5 watercolor demonstrations that I have done, it has dawned on me that I need to mention to my students about using fresh pigment. When I say fresh pigment I mean having pigment in your palette that is workable and not as hard as a rock. I find many students trying to grab fresh pigment from their palette when all they have on their palette is hard pigment that will only give them enough pigment to make a tinted wash.
You may wonder why one needs fresh pigment, well the answer is to be able to control the watercolor pigment in a wet wash. If you have your paper wet and you use a small amount of pigment, that is considered a tint of color. Now if you want to float your pigment and control a soft edge on a wet surface you need to be able to pick up enough fresh pigment to control that soft edge to only bleed out a very controlled distance. You can only do this with the use of a lot of pigment. Too much water
and it becomes uncontrollable.
The Holbein paint I use has a big advantage over other paints when it comes to drying pigment in your palette.
Holbein watercolors do not dry out to a hard clump when left in the palette to dry. Instead, the Holbein watercolors become instantly rejuvenated with just a touch of water and when dry they feel very rubbery to the touch. The reason Holbein instantly rejuvenate is that they don't mix OxGall into their paint. Most of the other paint manufacturers put in OxGall for transparency. I believe if you float your pigment in a wash every color even an opaque will look transparent.
So when controlling your edges in a wet watercolor wash, make sure you use fresh pigment or use Holbein watercolor paints because they always stay fresh and become instantly rejuvenated with just a touch of water.
Use your watercolor thick in a wet wash!
David
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demonstration I did in Sheboygan WI this last Sunday!
WORKSHOPS and DEMOS in 2019
Last workshop of the year for me is here in Lagrange, Illinois
there are still spaces available...click link below to register
LaGrange Art League WORKSHOP, LaGrange, IL, October 18th - 20th For Information Click Here
My 2020 Workshops List is COMING SOON!
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If you have ever been to Door county or any place in Northern Wisconsin you will probably run into a painting done by Bridget Austin.
I had the pleasure of meeting Bridget at the demonstration I just did yesterday in Green Bay.
When I tell my students to do clean watercolors I always say to them if you want to see clean watercolors just look at Bridget Austins work because nobody does it better then she.
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