In classical modern watercolour
painting, there are guiding rules and techniques that apply. For instance, if
you wish to put on a flat wash on your paper which of course you must have
stretched, here is what to do: You have to mix the colour you want to lay on
making sure you mix it in double quantity before starting out. You have to
double the quantity you need because once you begin, you will not be able to
stop to mix up another more quantity of paint.
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Illustration of washes by Marion
Boddy-Evans
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Once you are set, make sure your
painting (board) surface is tilted up just a bit, and begin by using your
largest painting brush. But note that if you want to lay an even wash to your
paper or any particular area of the paper, you should firstly dampen the area
with water using a large brush or sponge. And so you can decide to lay an even
wash or a graded wash. Now, load your brush and gently lay it on - sweeping
from the top left of the paper i.e. assuming that you are right handed like me,
towards the right and also downwards.
