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December 08 ABOUT WATERCOLOURABOUT WATERCOLOUR
In all the various art mediums out there, watercolour, by far, takes some getting used to. When you apply the paint to paper, it's very unpredictable. It's like it has a mind of it's own. Example- when I'm painting a sky, 50 percent of me knows where the paint is going to go, the other 50 percent doesn't.
 Everything happens too fast when painting some stages of your painting, also you havent got time to think especially painting skies in watercolour. With oil and acrylic time is on your side, you can sit back and change your painting over and over again. Remember with watercolour, whatever you put down, you cant take back.
There are also various painting techniques to learn and to get used too. Some techniques make your paintings look more convincing and better. Personally I love the dry brush technique. I use it a lot, especially for my foregrounds, it creates good effects you want to achieve in your paintings.
 To get better and to have a more understanding of this medium, and in any
medium, is PRACTICE. In time you will learn your own way of painting in this medium, also you will become more confident and being confident leads to better paintings.
  
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