In the past the vast majority of artists used to be very empirical, practice the art of watercolor without having studied it well. Almost all learned the technique of watercolor without knowing exactly what it was. However in practice many mistakes that I think should know paa all those dedicated to watercolor painting:
1. Do not draw with pencils hard: To draw you must use the type 2B or 4B pencil
2. If you portray a human figure based on the picture, do not use the flash: a flash photography, because of the nature of light gives no depth to the work. Apart from that, the points of view behind the head, which tends to flatten the features and expressions.
3. Make the model of the human FIGRA look to one side: This way you can have a good assessment of skin tones, lights and shadows that are natural and natural expressions of the personality behind the scheme is working.
4. Balance the model of watercolor: Try to emphasize all the characteristics of the people or the image and not only concentrate on one, it can skew the watercolor and allow to omit important details of it.
5. Use a wide space with light: The light makes the model of watercolor carry all the features so that no changes have occurred in the drawing, especially the effect that light has in the shade.
6. Use the gray shadow to highlight: when they see the shadow, feel free to add a darker totnes. It adds more strength and expression and gives more depth to your drawing. The limitation of its shades of dark gray tone range decreases. So experiment with darker values.
7. Do not use glossy paper: the pale watercolor drawing depends on the paper used. Use roles that are neither too soft nor too hard makes the technique of watercolor is denoted much more, like the leftovers and the features of it.
8. Draw crescents, Cirules not integers: The crescents give an appearance of greater reality to the drawings, primarily of human figures and nature.
9. Among the most common mistakes in watercolor, primarily in the development of grass or hair is to draw every leaf and every hair, leaving a broken wire effect. Use the contrast in place. To avoid this, use soft feathers.
Given these common mistakes made in watercolor painting to avoid colors and contrasts that give insight to the art of painting. Be as natural as possible is the main technique of watercolor so any sketch or figure must tend to be as smooth as possible.
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