TIDBITS 4 All Artists Hearts-#1

TIDBITS 4 ALL ARTISTS HEARTS

TIDBITS: A “tidbit” is ‘a choice or pleasing bit of anything.’ One art tidbit I learned from an art lesson from one of my mentors Susan Harrison-Tustain, a year ago, was the wonderful use & value of watercolor pencils in a pinch!

Here's a great website to assist in answering questions on these pencils. http://painting.about.com/od/usingwatercolorpencils/ss/water_pencils.htm

If you loose a crisp edge on a rose petal or a water droplet for example, use a sharp watercolor pencil of the same color or slightly darker hue & lightly draw in a new line or defining edge. Don’t wet it.

Or, if you have lost a very fine highlight on the rolling part of a petal, just where it begins to turn over, you can use the pencil again to regain that highlight. Don't overdo it. Again, keep it dry. It’s the last fine-tuning detail work you do at the very end of your project. Enjoy!