Watercolour Crayons put into Practise
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A watercolour painting with watercolours; a technique where the colour is diluted with water, making it transparent on white paper. It's illustrated here with watercolour crayons; the colour is applied dry and then painted over with a brush and water.
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1. Sketch a design on watercolour paper with a pencil, preferably with an HB grade because it gives a fine line without smudging. Use waterproof crayons; eg:- Neocolor I, as an alternative.
2. Important (if the watercolour paper is not from a pad with glued edges): Attach the paper onto the work table with masking tape, preventing the paper from bowing upwards when painting. A tip: protect the table by placing a plastic pocket underneath.
3. When sketching with a pencil: Paint with watercolour crayons. Here we have used Neocolor II. Dip the brush in water and brush over the colouring crayons until they blend.
4. When sketching with normal colouring crayons (waterproof); eg:- Neocolor I: Paint with watercolour crayons. Here we have used Neocolor II. Dip the brush in water and brush over the colouring crayons until they blend.
5. A tip: Use watercolour crayons as block colours. This is achieved by painting each colour onto a plastic pocket which then acts like a palette. Now dip the brush in water, retrieve the watercolour from the plastic pocket and paint on the watercolour paper.
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