Modern Watercolor Techniques: Colors, Dreams, and Emotions

Overview

“We are going to prepare our workspace. For this, I will explain how to stretch your paper to create a stable support where to paint with watercolors.”

In this video lesson Jean Mallard addresses the topic: Stretching the Paper, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern Watercolor Techniques: Colors, Dreams, and Emotions. Discover meditative and relaxing painting techniques while learning to create your own colors in watercolor.

Partial transcription of the video

“Hold the paper In this lesson, we will learn how to prepare our workspace. We are going to stretch a sheet of paper on a wooden board to make it stiff and stable. It's the same process as stretching a canvas to paint. It is necessary that the support does not move any more to be able to do what one wants. When I developed my watercolor style using a system of successive layers, I soon had a problem. With water, the paper warps and makes this technique impractical. While researching, I discovered different processes to prepare your paper and avoid warping, including this technique of stretch...”

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Course summary for: Modern Watercolor Techniques: Colors, Dreams, and Emotions

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (85)
• 2570 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (3h 13m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting