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Angela Fehr commented on the post, Choosing The Right Colors For A Watercolor Painting Palette 2 weeks, 5 days ago
You’re welcome! Have fun!
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, Choosing The Right Colors For A Watercolor Painting Palette 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Thank you! My mission has always been to free artists to do what works best for our differing learning styles. It’s exciting to see that we can learn in OUR way and not feel guilty about not being as academic in approach as others. And the turquoise eyeliner is perhaps a mid-life crisis, but totally worth it!
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, Choosing The Right Colors For A Watercolor Painting Palette 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Right!? I don’t want to have to remember colour and number both – I have way too much else on my mind! When you learn by doing, you get to internalize the information in a way that works for you.
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, Choosing The Right Colors For A Watercolor Painting Palette 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Thank you, Sandra! It’s definitely been a trend, and there’s more to making gorgeous colours than pigment numbers, for sure. I really find I do best when I just use the colour and get to know it, although there are some really good resources online to help compare colours and brands.
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, Choosing The Right Colors For A Watercolor Painting Palette 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Thank you so much, Laura! Colour should just be fun, and the theory kind of a nice perk as we learn how to make our paintings better, I think. 🙂
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Angela Fehr wrote a new post, Choosing The Right Colors For A Watercolor Painting Palette 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Lately it seems like there’s a lot of buzz about choosing the right colors for painting in watercolor. Artists are studying pigment numbers, comparing mixes between brands and searching for the perfect c
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Angela Fehr wrote a new post, Using Reference Photos For Painting Watercolor Landscapes 1 month, 1 week ago
After twenty years of painting, I have acquired thousands of reference photos from my home and my travels. I love that when I paint from my collection, I’m not just painting pretty places, I’m reliving mem
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Great article, Angela! I do tend to get trapped in the details and have been trying to get away from that. You’ve given me a good reminder of what I need to do to avoid the trap.
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I’m so excited to work on getting to that point of interpretation. I can imagine so many possibilities it’s just getting my actively painting brain to execute them instead of seeing what’s there in front of me on the photo.
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great tips Angela and wright up. It give you as an artist to work in many ways with just one point of interest from your reference mood, color choice.
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Great advice. Thanks, Angela.
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Wonderful advice from a wonderful artist! Thank you Angela!
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Angela Fehr wrote a new post, Tutorial: “The Reluctant Plein Air Painter” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 2 weeks ago
I’m a bad watercolor instructor. Until recently, the LAST thing I ever wanted to do was paint from life, in the (gasp!) outdoors! It’s not the bugs, the heat, the wind, the dirt or even really the onlookers. Wha
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Wonderful tips and video!
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One of my watercolor heros. Thank you Angela for another wonderful video.
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Great video! I find plein air difficult as well. I think in part it’s because I’m near-sighted and don’t need to use my glasses when painting at home. Outside, I’m using a whole different form of vision and I feel like I’m staring at one of those 3D images where you have to adjust the way you view to see what hides in all the wild color.
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who finds plein air challenging. As soon as it get a bit cooler here, I’m going to push myself to go do it at least once a week. Thanks for the encouragement you have been a great inspiration to me.
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Another great video to learn by .
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I definitely had some frustration at the beginning, mostly since I like to paint detail, and that’s just not always possible plein air. I’ve come to accept and even embrace that my plein air style is not the same style as my studio paintings. The two are clearly relatives, but resemble each other more like siblings or cousins than twins. I find plein air more freeing in that the environment almost encourages you to be looser, quicker, and more suggestive in your techniques to capture the object or landscape before something changes. I also found it comforting to take a quick picture at the start, and even if I don’t necessarily use it, it takes some pressure off. If I’m called away or something I really liked about the scenario changes, I have the photo as backup to fill in the remaining gaps to finish the painting as I want.
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Thanks Angela..I tried this tutorial and have posted the picture of my painting in the member’s art gallery…Your tutorial was helpful…
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, TUTORIAL: “Knowing How Much Water to Use” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
It helps to have the words, doesn’t it! I was so excited when I realized that I could describe brush water load using these terms and make it easier for my students. 🙂
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, TUTORIAL: “Knowing How Much Water to Use” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Paper towel can be such a good friend! It will get easier, I promise!
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, TUTORIAL: “Knowing How Much Water to Use” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Fear doesn’t always listen to reason! I like to tell myself before every painting “It’s just a sketch” and then if it turns out it’s like a bonus!
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, TUTORIAL: “Knowing How Much Water to Use” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
You are most welcome!
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, TUTORIAL: “Knowing How Much Water to Use” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The good news is that it is a learned skill – experience and time will help it feel more natural!
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, TUTORIAL: “Knowing How Much Water to Use” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
So glad to hear it! 🙂
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, TUTORIAL: “Knowing How Much Water to Use” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Thank you! I always hope that someone else will be encouraged by the things I have learned to keep me motivated and hopeful!
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Angela Fehr wrote a new post, TUTORIAL: “Knowing How Much Water to Use” with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
When I first started painting, I used the “paint & blot” technique to keep my paintings under control. Second guessing nearly every stroke, I would dab a bit of paint on the paper, then almost immediately blot it
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Thanks Angela I am a novice still with the paper towel at the ready.
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Paper towel can be such a good friend! It will get easier, I promise!
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Great lesson, Angela. Thanks for sharing it.
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You are most welcome!
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Thank you, Angela! Very clear and concise explanation of controlling water with your brush. I have to admit that I still struggle with this.
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The good news is that it is a learned skill – experience and time will help it feel more natural!
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Thank you for sharing Angela. This will be helpful in my paintings for sure.
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So glad to hear it! 🙂
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Very helpful great write up I am enjoying your site Angela pep talks really helpful to me
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Thank you! I always hope that someone else will be encouraged by the things I have learned to keep me motivated and hopeful!
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Hi Angela the encouragement was just at the right time for me . Enjoying my video jumpstart 4 weeks It’s a great way to learn .
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Fear doesn’t always listen to reason! I like to tell myself before every painting “It’s just a sketch” and then if it turns out it’s like a bonus!
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video wet dry great . in studio got started .Juicy ,Thirsty ,Neutral what a great help to have the 3 words in my head . tried a painting of a warp just went with it see how it turned out thanks les
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It helps to have the words, doesn’t it! I was so excited when I realized that I could describe brush water load using these terms and make it easier for my students. 🙂
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It will always be with me and your videos very enjoyable way to learn
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Thank Angela for sharing the information..It is really helpful..Also, thank you, Charlie.
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Angela Fehr commented on the post, Tutorial: Fast & Loose Watercolor Floral with Angela Fehr 4 months, 3 weeks ago
That’s one way to do it! Another would be to work in just one photo and really get to know it – that can be so helpful as when a scene becomes more familiar, it’s easier to paint it with confidence.
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Angela is one of my favorite “Artist Heroes” and this article is a good example of why that is so. Her love of art, color and creativity is very contagious. Thank you again Doodlewash for providing an ever expanding platform for watercolor artists.
Thank you so much, Laura! Colour should just be fun, and the theory kind of a nice perk as we learn how to make our paintings better, I think. 🙂
Excellent explanation of colors and their identification. I was glad to see your comments on pigment identification and its limitations. There is so much emphasis placed on it, and then you see 12 different colors that are all PR101 and huh? It is almost as if someone set out to make it confusing. Articles like yours definitely help in understanding what’s going on.
Thank you, Sandra! It’s definitely been a trend, and there’s more to making gorgeous colours than pigment numbers, for sure. I really find I do best when I just use the colour and get to know it, although there are some really good resources online to help compare colours and brands.
Great article. I especially appreciate your comment about pigment numbers because I really struggle with comprehending that whole side of watercolour paint ( my brain doesn’t do numbers and science generally) so I am encouraged to just keep using my eye and instinct.
Right!? I don’t want to have to remember colour and number both – I have way too much else on my mind! When you learn by doing, you get to internalize the information in a way that works for you.
Thanks Angela for all the great information in this post. You sure know how to take the pressure off and to allow for fun and spontaneity in painting. And I love that you bought turquoise eyeliner!
Thank you! My mission has always been to free artists to do what works best for our differing learning styles. It’s exciting to see that we can learn in OUR way and not feel guilty about not being as academic in approach as others. And the turquoise eyeliner is perhaps a mid-life crisis, but totally worth it!
You’re welcome! Have fun!
Thanks for the tips, Angela!
I’ve been following your work/tutorials for quite some time now and find your advice is so empowering. If I get stuck on something, I often will ask myself, ‘What would Angela say, how would she move forward?” I can see my work improving and really think that I could become one of my ‘favorite artists’. Many thanks for all that you share with us.
Excellent article. Thank you for sharing Angela.
It’s so much easier, for me, and a lot more, fun to remember colors than numbers.
This is just perfect. Many, many thanks for all the time you spend helping watercolour enthusiasts!