Category Archives: Art Activities
October 2014 “Show and Tell” Art Show
I bet you have been wondering if I abandoned this blog. Life happened that took my focus away from writing for a while. My priorities shifted somewhat. I will not be able to put as much into the blog at … Continue reading
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Tagged AFH ART SHOW, Art For Homeschool Flickr Group, Art Show, children's art, deadline, homeschool art, online art show
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Watercolor Techniques – Masking Fluid, Scratching Paper, and Masking Tape
If you have been reading my series about watercolors techniques, you should have a pretty good idea of the variety of ways you can use the medium. I bet you have been thinking that eventually I will run out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, art lesson, lifting, masking fluid, painting, scratching, watercolor, watercolor paper, watercolor techniques
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Watercolor Techniques – Splatter, Crayon or Wax, and Glazing
So far I have discussed seven different methods to use with watercolors. Today I will talk about three more. At the bottom of this post I have links to the other posts on this subject in case you missed one … Continue reading
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Tagged crayons, glazing, painting, resist, watercolor, watercolor techniques
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More Watercolor Techniques – Dry Brush, Salt, & Plastic Wrap
In my last article I showed you four techniques that artists use when painting with watercolor. The techniques were flat wash, graded wash, wet in wet, and wet in dry. Those four were the first ones I learned when I … Continue reading
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Tagged dry brush, plastic wrap, salt, techniques, watercolor, watercolor techniques
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Easy Watercolor Terminology and Techniques
Watercolor is my favorite medium. I started out painting with watercolors when I was in my mid-twenties and have continued with the medium ever since. Occasionally I will try something else but I always gravitate back to watercolors. Painting with … Continue reading
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