In
last week's paint-a-long I talked a little about different kinds of washes that are possible when applying paint to paper. Listed below are the different ways that a watercolorist can apply paint to paper. I feel there are 2 ways that are mostly used with the tint as one and the other as a wet-into-wet wash. Other ways that
aren't as widely used are listed below too.
1. A Tint wash is done with a lot of water in the brush and just a small amount of paint.
2. A Wet-into-Wet float your pigment wash is done when you put a load of pigment into a already wet surface.
3. A Scumble or Drybrush wash is done on dry paper with just a little bit of water on your brush with pigment on that damp brush spread across the dry paper with a scrubbing kind of brush stroke that makes a textured look on the surface.
4. A Spatter type wash is done when you load your brush with a lot of pigment and a lot of water and then you tap your brush against an object as you flick paint onto your paper.
5. An
Artbrush or Atomizer wash is done with the use of an actual airbrush to spray the wash onto the paper. an atomizer used like an airbrush does the same thing.
Have fun experimenting with the different ways to apply paint to paper... you'll never know what will be your favorite technique.
David
