{"id":97,"date":"2022-03-05T22:01:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T22:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.annawaites.co.uk\/blog\/?p=97"},"modified":"2022-03-05T22:01:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T22:01:52","slug":"why-i-love-watercolour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.annawaites.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/03\/05\/why-i-love-watercolour\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Love Watercolour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I started drawing I mainly used a pencil, then after a while I started working digitally. I liked this when I was learning, because I had an undo button and I could move things about and make changes easily without having to start again or worry about ruining what I’d already done. But at the moment watercolour is my favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main thing I love about watercolour is how many different ways you can use it. You can work loosely with broad brushstrokes to build up an image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can work in layers and gradually build up colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can make paintings that are detailed to the point of photorealism…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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…or you can just play with colours and let them run together and see what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are lots of little things I love about watercolour, too. I love that I can mix up colours in my palette and leave them until my next painting session, just adding a bit of water when I’m ready to use them again. I love the way that watercolour paintings ‘glow’. I love that pretty much every colour washes out (phthalo blue stains so you have to be careful with that one). And I love how portable it is, which is good because I have to paint on the kitchen table so I have to be able to get everything out and put it away quickly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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