Art Materials, Techniques and Websites
Periodically I like to gather up all the odds and ends I’ve seen as I troll the Internet. Which one is your favorite?
Recently, the folks over at MostCraft.com sent me query about an article I had written “Is Your Art Making You Sick?”. I checked them out and I think you’ll find their article on watercolor inspiring!
You know I love Golden’s products! If you’re going to try out some of the watercolor techniques in item #1 then you really need a set of Qor Watercolors from Golden. The best, juiciest, bold color and heavily pigmented watercolors! And this is me talking from an acrylic and oil painting background. I always thought of watercolor as being something your grandmother would do. But these watercolor paints are so amazing you can get big and bold and brassy! Not your grandmother’s watercolors!
Paper, paper, paper… I love paper. All kinds of paper. But when I’m painting or printmaking on paper it has to be BFK. No two ways about it. I even wrote an entire blog post about it. A Love Post To BFK. Now mind you, this is not the paper for watercolor. This is the paper for watercolor. Granted this isn’t the expensive Arches watercolor block. But you know what? The Arches block makes me crazy. I can never get the paper to separate from the glued edge and I botch at least two sheets of paper trying to unglue them. Pfffttt!!!! So I prefer the Fluid block.
Brushes and tools. I’ve been painting forever - really - like 40 years or something. Egad! And I’m here to tell ya that brushes matter. If you’re going to spend money on tools, spend it on brushes. Again, check out my blog post about brushes and you’ll see my recommendations.
You can check out all of my product recommendations here.
Websites… where do I begin? I’ll just mention one here. I’m working on a big list of resources but until I finish that visit the Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. A word of warning. Do not visit this website if you have to be somewhere in the next four hours. It’s addicting. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Do you have a favorite tool or technique? Post it in the comments below.