Painting with one color on dry paper.

1. Paint the dried surface with any color as even and consistent as possible.

Painting on wet paper.

1. Quickly paint a small area with clean water.
2. Load your brush with color and apply the paint into the wet areas using a fluid motion or dab motion.

Dripping different colors of watercolor onto a wet surface.

1. Quickly paint a small area with clean water.
2. Load your brush so that it is dripping with a color & drop the paint onto the wet surface. The color will bleed into the paper.

Gradually blending 2 or more colors together

1. Apply color to the left side of the square.
2. Quickly, clean your brush and apply the other color to the right side.
3. Using a clean brush and paper towels (to wipe your brush in between strokes) blend the colors together in the middle by stroking back and forth until it is smooth.

Used to create an oil and water resist

1. First, apply the crayon to the paper. Press hard for a more clean resist.
   • Using neon or white crayons work best
2. Paint over top the crayon to create a resist

Used to create texture

1. Dip the sponge into watercolor.
2. Dab it onto the surface of the paper.
3. Add a different color for a more layered effect.

Adding white or black to a color to make it lighter or darker. 

1. Using a mixing tray, gradually add white or black to make a color get lighter or darker.
2. Paint a sphere to look 3Dimensional
   • Tint = white mixed into any color.
   • Shade = black mixed into any color.

Using saran wrap to create a texture

1. Paint the surface of the paper with a generous amount of water and color.
2. Quickly add a swatch of saran wrap on top of the watercolor and let it dry.
3. Peel up the saran wrap to reveal your texture.

Using different materials to create a temporary resist.

1. Using masking fluid or rubber cement, paint it onto the surface of the paper. It can be on white paper or paper that has already been painted on but is completely dry. 
2. Let the fluid/glue dry completely. 
3. Paint on top or around the fluid/glue.
4. Once dry, use a rubber eraser to remove the fluid/glue.

Good for adding texture like grass or hair

1. Apply a small amount of paint on the tip of the brush.
2. Swipe the brush on a paper towel so there is very little paint on it.
3. Paint strokes onto the paper.

Using more and less water to change the value of the color.

1. Using more color, quickly paint the top of the square. 
2. Remove the color from the brush, add clean water and drag the color down so that it creates a value scale.

Using a q-tip or the tip of the brush to make dots.

1. Dip the q-tip or tip of the brush in paint
2. Dab it onto your paper to create a dotted texture

1. Color the area with watercolored pencils.
2. Apply clean water to the colored areas.

Great for removing color for a cloud-like effect

1. Paint the surface of your paper.
2. Use a tissue or paper towel and gently blot the paper when it is still wet.

Used for creating straight lines

1. Paint first and let it dry before adding tape or add tape to the paper first to create white lines
2. Then, paint over the tape to create a resist.
3. Let it dry, then remove the tape slowly.

1. Paint color onto the paper with a good amount of water.
2. Immediately, sprinkle a little salt onto the wet surface and let it dry.
3. With your finger or a tissue, very carefully rub off the salt 24 hours after it is applied.

1. Paint color onto the paper with a good amount of water.
2. Immediately, sprinkle a little bit of rice onto the wet surface and let it dry.
3. With your finger, very carefully remove the rice 24 hours after it is applied.

1. Paint color onto the paper with a good amount of water.
2. Immediately, drop alcohol drips onto the wet surface and let it dry.

Drew squid and added masking fluid over top pencil lines

Applied drop color around/on top of masking fluid

Painted orange squic body, removed masking fluid with rubber eraser and unpeeled tape.