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Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #313, Airbrush for Watercolorists
I hope everyone is starting to get use to learning online because I think even after the pandemic is over I feel many of you that can't travel to far away places can at least learn from those of us teachers that you can't easily get to. I still love traveling to far away lands to teach but I feel that with teaching online that you also meet people from far away places and that also feels very wonderful.
Last Saturday my morning class was canceled due to the place I teach at (The Studio in McHenry) had lost their power so instead I went online and decided to do a demonstration of what I was going to paint in class and it ended up really nice to bring it to so many people. It made me think that I may start demonstrating live in my class when I do those 20 minute demos.
This coming Saturday after my live class in McHenry, I will de demonstrating at 1 pm CST for Dillman's on Facebook.
Yes to Class at the Civic Center in Libertyville May 20th 1pm to 3:30pm
Yes to Class at The Studio in McHenry May 22nd 9am to 11:30am
Airbrush for Watercolorists
Two weeks ago I visited the Transparent Watercolor Society of America's exhibition in Kenosha, Wisconsin and I witnessed a few paintings that I felt had been partly created by using an airbrush. How do I know this you ask/// I had been an Illustrator for 35 years and had many times seen other illustrators using the airbrush in their work, so now I can spot the softness of an airbrush application.
There are many artists out there that use a month atomizer for their smooth spray but I feel using an airbrush is a lot easier.
Some artists feel that this is cheating for getting a really soft wash in watercolor but I say it's a tool just like a paintbrush and why not use it if a smooth clean wash is what you want in your watercolor.
I also like using the airbrush when applying paint through a stencil. It's very difficult applying a dark wash with a wet brush through a stencil as water seeps under the stencil and makes a mess of the wash that you are trying to apply. With an airbrush, this problem is eliminated.
Check out the video below to see how I use a simple airbrush to get a wash applied to paper.
David
BeckerArt Live in Person WORKSHOPS and DEMOS of 2021
WORKSHOP Michigan Water Color Society, Battle Creek, MI. June 1st, 2nd and 3rd POSTPONED TO 2022
WORKSHOP Dillman's, Lac Du Flambeau, W/C, Wisconsin, June28th - July 1st INFO HERE
WORKSHOP Thousand Island Arts Center, W/C, Clayton NY Aug 10,11,12 INFO HERE]
MINI WORKSHOP Plein Air Grand Marais W/C Grand Marais, MN Sept. 15th INFO HERE
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Here is one of the airbrush kits I had in the video above
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Carl Purcell I saw this artist on Facebook and noticed his work resembles a lot of how I was taught when I had Irving Shapiro as my instructor and mentor.
His style reminds me a lot of Shapiro's. I wonder if he studied with Shapiro?!
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