Watercolor value study

3 Watercolor value exercises to help you improve the quality of your paintings. One of the biggest factors that differentiates a novice and an experienced watercolor artist is the translation of values in their work. An experienced watercolor artist knows how to portray values accurately. In this article you'll find 3 value exercises to help you improve.

A value study helps artists establish a strong composition. By simplifying the scene into basic light and dark shapes, artists can identify the focal points and create a sense of balance within the painting. Learn more on this from Andy Evansen! -->

Try these watercolor techniques for loosening up: Use a value study to remove the guesswork—and white outlines—from your watercolor painting process.

But I recently used it for one of my art journaling sessions and rediscovered how soothing and accessible watercolor painting is.

Frustrating isn’t it? Like a lot of new watercolorists, I didn’t understand about layering paint. When I started painting I would use too much water and fuss over the wet paint with my brush. I remember enthusiastically painting layer upon layer of paint until the end result looked murky and overworked! Have you ever found

Watercolor Painting Value Study - Rod Essex - YouTube

It appears that I enjoy the beginning of things, as here I am again at the beginning. I was enjoying the application of color onto paper and allowing the color to swirl in and out of each other doing what color does. At that point, I was unaware that I knew nothing about how colors react with one another or did so instinctively, but never gave it any thought. At times, when lucky, I can command the backgrounds of my pieces and find a feeling of calm and peace within that structure. The…