Subscribe to this blog to get each new post via email by signing up (it’s free) here. You can also watch the video and others like it on my youtube channel here. I hope the voiceover in each video demonstration that explains the basic premise of watercolor glazing technique is helpful. The introduction to watercolor glazing video (below) is more in-depth than the demo near the top of this post. If frustration with your final painting sounds familiar, maybe glazing is worth exploring on your next painting project. Get More Control of Your WatercolorsĬontrolling your application of watercolor on your paper will build a bridge between your reference photo, and the way your completed painting comes out. Working with glazing encourages you to work on your painting in sections, while previous passages dry. You’ll have less frustration, and more of a slow and deliberate accumulation towards your goals for color and saturation in your watercolor paintings.Īnother benefit to watercolor glazing is that it slows your process. That can be discouraging, and may even push a beginner to move away from watercolor.īut if you try watercolor glazing techniques, you’re really in the driver’s seat. The loosey-juicy, spill-it-on-the-paper method of watercolor painting leaves many beginners frustrated with the lack of control. I use this method frequently, and I find many folks new to watercolor aren’t familiar with it. Here is a brief tutorial video (above) introducing the process to show you watercolor glazing techniques. Watercolor Glazing Technique Demonstration Videos You’ll be able to avoid the challenge of knowing when to stop adding more color, because you’ll see your values as each layer dries. Waiting for each layer of added pigment to dry helps create accurate values, because watercolor dries much lighter than it looks when it’s wet. These glazed layers will increase saturation, and they’ll help you get more accurate values. Imagine transparent, colored cellophane: If you have a sheet of transparent black, and you tried to lighten it by laying a sheet of transparent pink on top, you’d still have a very dark color. The pigments are sheer, so the dark color underneath dominates any lighter layers you try to cover them with. Watercolors are different from opaque paints like oils and acrylics, because you can’t fix a dark color by adding a lighter color. Layering allows you to gage when to stop adding more color. You can do this by layering transparent washes, one at a time. To avoid muddy watercolor paintings, the paper’s brightness has to be preserved under your paint to “shine through” in the lighter passages of your painting’s design. The white of the paper in watercolors is equivalent to a light source, illuminating the pigments from underneath. Watercolor glazing is a technique in watercolor painting that gives painters – especially beginners – more control. Want to learn how to use watercolor glazing techniques in your paintings for more accuracy? Check out these tutorial videos and links to resources! Why use the watercolor glazing technique?
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