Lavis a Watercolor Painting Technique

June 9, 2009

This post is about the lavis technique in watercolor painting. Lavis is the French word for layering and is used when you glaze a layer over your watercolor painting. The lavis will generally be done using a special brush, but sometimes also the finger and the fingernail or various tools can be very useful.

In Europe, the use of lavis among the great classical painters mainly served as a tool for studying the clear-obscure. The best example is surely Rembrandt [July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669, Dutch painter] who chose the lavis for all his sketches and Nicolas Poussin (15 June 1594 Les Andelys – 19 November 1665 Rome, a French painter in the classical style) creating small models with characters that allowed him to choose the desired light and then capture the scene using the lavis.

The main difficulty of the lavis in watercolor, is that it is irreversible, and another more specific difficulty of it is that its use should be thorough and coarse at the same time.

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Why You Should Try WaterColor Painting

June 8, 2009

When did you make a painting last time? Was it when you were a child and painting was your vision of the outside world? Or you tried painting at your art lessons at school when you had a journey into the Fine Arts History? What about now? Would you like to impress your idea of beauty of nature or depict your dream places? Do something crazy and try water color painting and discover your creativeness! Even if you have the skill to paint, you can still develop it to a higher degree. You always can find information you are looking for online.

The process of painting can help you to find harmony with your nature; you can express your attitude to your life; you can show your feelings through your paintings. And, of course, painting can always decorate your house or office and add some style to it.
Watercolor painting is a very entertaining process as you can keep on changing the colors of the objects until you find the perfect ones. It is a very expressive way to depict your vision through your painting.

If you are still hesitating, find some more reasons, why you should try yourself in watercolor painting.
1. It is easier, comparing to the other types of painting, to achieve good results quickly.

2. You do not need weeks and weeks before you finish your painting. As soon as you practiced enough your techniques, you can do quick washes and spontaneous strokes and finish your piece within an hour with convincing results. Isn’t it beautiful?

3. Great for travelling. Carrying a watercolor kit in your bag is not a problem at all, as it is compact and light just like a block of paper. But you can always purchase the kit and paper on the road.

4. Watercolor painting does not blur or smear, comparing to other paintings like pastel or charcoal.

5. It does not take weeks to dry up the watercolor painting like oil paints. Just in a few minutes your watercolor painting is dry.

6. Because of its essence it is fluid and it is easy to cover big spaces quickly with a few strokes.

7. Actually, there are no “accidents” in watercolor painting, as the so called mistake can alter your piece into more bewitching one. It can open a new vision for you. Just try to throw some watercolor paint on the paper and see what you can design out of it. And the beauty of it is that it will be something unique.

8. Watercolor painting is adaptable; you can do different styles and designs. You can illustrate something or you can do an abstract art. You can experiment with your ideas and creativity developing your skills.

It is magic, as you do not need to control your painting but explore the possibilities. Be creative, not predictable. Creative process is endless; enjoy the rest of your life.

Enjoy the process and do not forget that the more you practice the better you paint and control your strokes. By doing so you will become more artistic and creative and your creations will be unique.

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How to Watercolor Blog Introduction

June 4, 2009

Hi,

this is the first post on my how to watercolor blog I will be posting interesting things I found or experienced about the art watercolor painting.

I came across this amazing video I guess on how to watercolor with speed :)
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