Thursday, June 23, 2016

Selecting The Right Materials To Come Up With Watercolor Marine Art Prints

By Jeffrey Kennedy


People, who are interested in art, may choose to work with different things. You might decide to do abstract paintings, or solely handle portraits of people. Other people will be fascinated with sea life. These may be either the built environment, or the organisms. One way they can choose to depict this, is by coming up with watercolor marine art prints.

In order to come up with good work, you need to use good tools. This will mean having good quality materials, in the right quantities and sizes. In case you are an expert in this field, you will know exactly what to buy. However, if you are just getting started, you might require some help. You can choose to go shopping with someone who knows a lot about this field, or visit a reputable store, where they can help you.

The right brush is one of the most important tools of this trade. The brushes for water colors should have long soft fibers. For people who plan to pursue this art form seriously, you should invest in natural sable brushes. These, however, do not come cheap and you can choose to first start with good quality, synthetic fiber brushes.

You need to ensure that you buy good water color paints. These can come either as liquid, tube, or pan paints. If you want something portable, stay away from the liquid ones, as they easily spill. For a beginner, you may start by choosing a set, which offers you about twelve hues. As you progress, continue adding additional colors, depending on your preferences.

Another thing you will need to get is the surface on which you will paint. You may choose to get watercolor paper as you start, then later progress to canvas. This paper should be thick, so that it does not buckle or start to fold, as the paint dries. These papers come as individual sheets, as a block, or in a pad. For convenience purposes, it will be better to buy a pad, or a block of them.

You will need to own a pallet. You can initially use a white dinner plate, or the plastic disposable plates. Later on, you can buy a proper pallet, which offers you space to mix up to twelve colors. If you want an even more advanced option, go for the metal covered pallets, which offer you more space to mix the mediums, and better grip.

Most people are comfortable using to tap water to mix the colors. This can be held in two small jars, one for cleaning the brushes, and the second for painting. If you think the water is too hard or too soft, you can choose to use bottled water, so as not to affect the outcome.

After buying all these, you will be ready to start creating works of art. Additionally, the stationery for making the sketches and the easels for placing the canvas, can also be sourced, but do not need to be bought immediately.




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