WatercolorAbstract Expressionism

Watercolor

• artists' paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent color.

Watercolor

http://www.cuded.com/2013/04/50-mind-blowing-watercolor-paintings/

wash

• A watercolor term for a flat layer of very diluted color laid across the paper. It can either be an even layer of color or a graded layer which gets lighter.

Wash vs. Graded Wash

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neonfog/4424613609/in/photostream/

Wet-on-wet

• wet paint applied onto wet paint

Wet-on-wet

http://painting.about.com/od/watercolourpainting/ss/watercolor-techniques-wet-on-wet.htm

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Wet-on-Dry

• wet paint applied onto dry paint or paper

Wet-on-Dry

http://painting.about.com/od/watercolourpainting/ss/watercolor-techniques-wet-on-wet.htm

http://ericfortuneart.blogspot.com/2012/08/goddess-of-anitiquity-process-breakdown.html

Dry-on-Dry

• Use of a dry brush to paint onto dry paint or paper

Dry-on-Dry

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http://bindersart.blogspot.com/2010/07/tips-tricks-10-rough-vs-smooth-know.html

Layering

• The use of layering with watercolor requires patience to allow previous layers to dry. Layering your colors will allow for richer and deeper colors and textures in your painting.

Layering

http://thepaintedprism.blogspot.com/2012/06/watercolor-workshop-painting-values.html

http://paintingdemos.com/2012/10/02/how-to-paint-skin-tones-with-watercolor-layers/

Salt Technique

• by adding the salt to the paint while it is very wet, the salt will absorb the water and leave behind a crystalized texture

Salt Technique

http://watercolorweapons.blogspot.com/2012/03/sunday-secrets-9.html

Masking

• Use of mediums to protect or mask your paper from watercolor.

• Rubber cement• Crayons • Masking fluids

Masking

http://www.merionartblog.com/653660/2013/02/28/masking-fluid-dos-and-donts.html

Lift-Out

• Use of a dry brush or tissue to suck off extra or unwanted paint

Lift-Out

http://startstudioarts.si.edu/2010/06/friday-feature-more-watercolor-techniques.html

Watercolor

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g857UNIKQsM

Abstract Expressionism

• a development of abstract art that originated in New York in the 1940s and 1950s and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the creative spontaneous act (e.g., action painting). Leading figures were Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.

Abstract Expressionism

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Abstract Expressionism

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Buckle Up, we’re going for a ride!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZKiGiILKYk

No, seriously. It’s gonna be weird…