Art Tecniques – Activity Four

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Water Color Papergrounds

Materials

90 lb. Watercolor Paper
Peerless Water Color Papers   ***
Various Acrylics
Fine Point Markers – Sharpies
Acrylic Glaze  ***

Instruction

A- Paint the paper with four or five shades of color in your choice
   Wet the brush thoroughly for blending
   Allow drying time of about two hours

B- Draw circles, ovals, etc. of various sizes with pencil

C- Mix acrylics with glaze, color in colors with various shades
   Again, allow drying time

D- Add swirls, dots, etc. to edges of shapes and lightly through paint

E- Finish with fine line markers, to shapes and background areas

*** urls ***

http://www.lisasheaven.com
http://www.goldenpaints.com/

http://europeanpapers.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc


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