More watercolor technique

Layering is a technique used in watercolor as well as in other types of paintings. A wash has to completely dry before more can be done such as adding details on top. Or a glaze may be put over a wash. Similar to a wash, a glaze uses a thin transparent pigment. It could be used to adjust color and tone of the underlying wash. Multiple glazes can be used as long as each layer is allowed to dry thoroughly.

Another technique is “dropping in color.” A color is introduced to a wet region of a painting and allowed to bleed and feather without being touched by the artist. The results are unpredictable, but interesting.

Watercolor can be dissolved and removed or “lifted off” after it has dried, although not all colors allow this technique. The way it is done is by using a brush with clean water on the area, then blotting with a tissue. Sometimes an area will be masked before this is attempted.