WATER COLOURTE CHNIQUE S: 1 st of 3
Robert Brindley
Watercolour’s fluidity and transparency allow the artist to interpret a range of subject matter. Scenes where the light is hazy make perfect subjects. The ability to capture mood and atmosphere is vital to the success of any painting – observe how detail and colour are reduced, the masses simplified and the tones invariably have little contrast. Diffusion, achieved by working wet-into-wet, creates atmosphere and helps to eliminate detail. The edges may also appear to be generally soft, although it is beneficial to make the edges in and around the focal point a little sharper.