Watercolor is a painting method that uses transparent pigments.
Watercolor is a painting method that uses transparent pigments, referred to as watercolor. Because the colors are transparent, one layer of color covering another layer can produce special effects, but blending too many colors or covering too much will cause The colors are dirty and water dries quickly, so watercolors are not suitable for large-scale works, but are suitable for small, fresh and bright paintings such as landscapes.
Watercolor paints are easy to carry and can also be used to collect materials for sketching. Compared with other paintings, watercolor painting pays attention to expression techniques. The painting methods are usually divided into two types: "dry painting method" and "wet painting method".
Watercolor painting itself has two basic characteristics: first, most pictures have a transparent visual feeling; second, the fluidity of water during the painting process. This results in the difference in appearance and creative techniques between watercolor painting and other types of painting. The transparency of the pigment gives watercolor paintings a clear surface effect, while the fluidity of water creates a dripping, natural and free atmosphere.
The origin of watercolor landscape painting originally originated from "landscape and terrain maps". The development of topography and cartography in the 18th century played a positive role in the formation of American watercolor painting. After the mid-19th century, it developed rapidly. Watercolor painting gradually developed from the original land and terrain map into an independent painting category. At the same time, it also established the status of American watercolor painting in the history of world art.
Selection of watercolor painting themes:
Watercolor painting has a wide range of subject matter choices. Landscape painting is a very popular theme among watercolor painters. Nature presents us with incomparably rich and beautiful scenery. Vivid colors, whether it is the warm and brilliant sunshine or the deep and vast ocean, whether it is the bright and colorful flowers and trees or the cold and hazy clouds, all arouse the artist's inner color impulse and desire for expression.
Painters who love nature are always tireless in expressing their world of color through landscape paintings. Still life is also a common theme in watercolor paintings. There are many kinds of still life, various forms and rich colors. Artists can deliberately arrange the required content and composition according to their own intentions, thereby creating meaningful still life paintings.