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ashkey In reply to Audisey [2013-03-26 21:23:46 +0000 UTC]

Oh I love Chinese inks! I haven't quite figured them out though - they're so tricky.

As for watercolours, I know what you're talking about and I'll try to answer! Very first thing I do is rip the paper the size I want and then tape it down with artist's tape to a hard surface. The tape should cover every part of the edges, that way it'll settle down flat and stay pretty much flat.

As long as your paper isn't on a slanted surface and is completely dry you can either get the area wet that you want to paint (ONLY that area - don't go out of the lines), OR what I like to do is put the paint down and then take a new brush (damp - dip it in water and then pat it on a rag) and "blur" it with the new brush to soften the edge and make a gradient. I say blur because it's sort of what you'd do to blur an edge with digital media! You can do this with a dry or wet brush too - it just looks different so you'll have to experiment.

I hope that helps! Hopefully you know what I mean. Just make sure the paper is completely dry and the pigment will usually stay where you want it to.

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Audisey In reply to ashkey [2013-03-27 16:32:13 +0000 UTC]

I appreciate it! I'll definitely give that a try and experiment next time I'm working with watercolors. Between you and me, painting is not my thing at all. XD I'm more into pencil drawings and what have you.

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ashkey In reply to Audisey [2013-03-27 17:49:59 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean, I said the same thing but one day watercolours clicked for me and now I lurv them. Painting is definitely very different from drawing with pencils.

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Audisey In reply to ashkey [2013-03-28 00:45:15 +0000 UTC]

I'd be ecstatic if painting clicked for me because every other art assignment is painting. D: I keep saying, "Seriously?! What about a sketch, digital art, traditional charcoal, anything? What's wrong with those?"

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