This is a fragment of The Garden, one of the paintings presented in this post.
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Potter/Tinajera – watercolor painting combined techniques
This is a fragment of the painting on the topic of making pottery, in this case what is called, Tinajas (Pottery used as water containers).
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Bell Flowers/Campanillas – combined techniques on how to watercolor painting
This is another painting on the topic of wildflowers, this time, the background is purple; leaving more white space in the composition.
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Bell Wild Flowers – combined techniques on how to watercolor painting
This painting tries to capture the beauty of a simple wild flower. There is so much beauty in the wildflowers. For centuries, famous painters have painted roses, tulips, and other flowers that are not wild. For me, the topic of this painting is wonderful, the little bells that are frequently found in the wilderness. There…
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Outdoor Ivy – combined techniques on how to watercolor painting
Hi,I would like to share with you this painting, which is a landscape in which I combined wet with dry brushstrokes of colors. Some of the layers of color were left wet, and another layer of wet color was applied; or, after the wet layer was dried, then, the dry brushstroke of color was added.…
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New – Combined techniques on how to paint with watercolors
For this post, I have a watercolor painted creating layers of color, with an emphasis on transparencies. I also used the back (the tip) of the brush to create the details such as the contour of the guitar, and the vines/flowers. See below below Below is the picture of the completed painting The main purpose…
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Playing Girls – Painting with watercolors capturing the moment
The idea of this painting is to capture the movement’s of three playing girls (Sisters). To complete this picture I used mainly dry brushstrokes of watercolor pigments, leaving several white spots in the paper, so the movements don’t get lost in the composition. See below a video clip of the different steps I used to…
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Thinking too Much – Painting with watercolors in a different way
Why do I said, “painting in a different way,” I said that because I think is a little different way from what most watercolors are done. The technique used in this painting is a combination of two techniques, wet brush strokes of watercolor, and making scratches on the wet paper with the back of the…
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Forest – Painting nature in a loosely way using watercolors
When it’s time to paint nature, I sometimes do this using a loose way; the colors of the trees may not match the ‘real’ colors of the barks’ trees; but it’s okay since I am painting in a loose way – mostly from my imagination or; sketch’s notes from the woods/forest nearby my home. Below…
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Woman and Red Guitar – Painting the human figure in a figurative and whimsical way using watercolors
This is a watercolor painting that depicts a woman with a red guitar.
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Simple Painting Ideas 