Watercolor glazing

The watercolour glazing technique is a valuable skill for beginner watercolour artists to learn for several reasons. - Glazing helps to add depth to your paintings - It enhances the luminosity of your paintings - It allows you to create subtle shifts in colour and tone In this blog post I'll be co

​You’ve heard about glazing… Right ? Glazing or layering colors is a fundamental technique in watercolor painting. When you paint, the transparent layers of pigment build up, one on top of the other. This layering of paint modifies the values and the color appearance of the final painting. Yellow glazed with blue will create a

Why is glazing important? Learn all about watercolour glazing or layering, and create your own coloured glazing chart for reference.

A watercolor glaze is achieved when you paint one color and let it dry then add one or more colors over it to create a deeper, richer color. Watch the tutorial to do a quick exercise and learn about a fun, easy project to get to know your paint better! Here are links to all the supplies used in the video. Wash brus

A watercolor glaze is achieved when you paint one color and let it dry then add one or more colors over it to create a deeper, richer color. Watch the tutorial to do a quick exercise and learn about a fun, easy project to get to know your paint better! Here are links to all the supplies used in the video. Wash brus

The word “glaze” can have a very slightly different meaning whether you are painting with oils, acrylics or watercolor. In all three media, a glaze is a translucent layer of color applied on top of a base of other colors or an underpainting. This base layer could be a color field or imagery, as in ... Read more

While making a glaze chart may not be as fun as actually painting, it's important to know what watercolors do when they are layered. Learn how in this lesson.

This is a full guide for beginners that explains what the glazing technique is, how it is different from layering, what you can use glazing for, and how to practice for faster progress. I also provide a free step by step tutorial that will help you advance your skills.

Welcome to my comprehensive guide to help you understand and master watercolor techniques. To be honest, when I read what other websites are writing about this topic, half of them don't seem to understand what they're talking about! I don't mean to be fussy or seem arrogant, but some of them are incomplete. Others get