i love watercolour

havent lost my touch! im so glad!!!!
its been like almost a year since i used watercolour!!!!!
these are some of the prep drawings that are included in the coursework board. its kinda fast like 10 mins plus per work, excluding drying time. its done on normal a4 size paper, not watercolour paper so the effect is slightly different, like the colours are in patches rather than nicely blended. but i like this kind of texture too. because its not on watercolour paper, the watercolour is quickly absorbed making blending difficult.
i used the lightest colour to paint everything, it acts as a wash, and then i build up the colours. when its all dry, i use pen to outline and fill in details to enhance the works, or else it will look very messy and incomplete. usually people are hesitant to use watercolour because they say they dont know how to blend, not good at it, blah blah blah. i personally think that watercolour will vary from one person to another, just like any other medium. so there's no right or wrong to watercolour, no good or bad. everyone's watercolour painting will come out differently. i personally like watercolour, its one of my favourite mediums. i guess most people are afraid of using watercolour because they are afraid that their work will not come out nice but the most important thing in watercolour is the first step, just like calligraph (calligraphy requires even more courage lol, cause its like irreversible) however, it is reversible for watercolour. :D
i encourage everyone to try out watercolour, its kinda fun and its fast. it covers large areas easily :)

on a side note, some tips on watercolour (im no professional, its just some tips that i think will help base on my own experiences)
1. this will only work on watercolour papers: watercolouring is a reversible process!!!!! just use water and wet the area that you painted wrongly, then use a cloth to rub the paint away (gently rub--> can use cloth of the paintbrush) there may still be stain marks if you're using a dark colour but most of the colour will be gone. <it works only if the accidental paint that you painted/dripped onto the paper is fresh. eg: it wont work that well if painted on for a while and all of a sudden you want to remove that portion of paint. this reversible thing is usually for accidents>

2. for my kind of watercolour painting, use more water. well watercolour is about water and colour right? so if you were to use little watercolour, then i guess it would be slightly difficult to blend? then again, different people have different style!!

3. dont be afraid and just paint. dont worry about the outcome. you can always tweak it a little so that it becomes nicer. its just a come and go thing i guess? art is so veratile, you may never know, what seems ugly to you may seem nice to other people. take this opportunity to try out new things too!!

4. have  a palette. i have a watercolour palette and i dont wash it (i will upload a pic of my palette-> its so dirty!!!! hahahahaha) you dont need to wash you watercolour palette everytime you paint. in fact i dont wash it haha, i just close it and keep it and reuse it again. its very convenient :) in fact, its one of the most convenient painting mediums!!!! its like instant noodles!!! just add water!!!!!!

5. try not to use the hard bristle brush when doing oil paint, like those brush that you use for oil? i dont think the effect for watercolour is very good :/ but watercolour brushes for oil, thumbs up. haha, okay it depends on what kind of painting you are doing


prep work:
watercolour and pen