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a person is holding a pencil and drawing on paper with watercolors in front of them

Negative painting is based on layering watercolour paint. In this tutorial post I am showing you how to use this ethereal technique.

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a hand holding up a piece of paper with watercolor on it and green leaves

How to paint Awa (Kava) leaves in negative space watercolor technique. By The Aloha Studios, painted with handmade watercolors. #watercolortutorial #stepbystepwatercolor #watercolor #awaleaves #kava #watercolorleaves #watercolorsillustration #loosewatercolor #handmadewatercolors #alohawatercolors #negativespacepainting #negativepainting #keikosaile #loosewatercolortutorial #watercolorblending #watercolorillustration #watercolourstepbystep #watercolorstepbystep #handmadewatercolors

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watercolor painting of three white flowers with green leaves in the background and blue sky

What is Negative Painting in Watercolor? Negative painting is where you define the shape of the object by painting the space (negative space) around it. I painted these white cone flowers using the negative painting technique. Below, I have included an exercise that you can do to help you get the hang of negative

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an abstract painting of flowers and leaves in pastel colors

Negative painting is one of the most exciting approaches to watercolor I know! The technique is a unique approach of painting around an object to define it in a composition. When working in watercolor we have the challenge that other mediums do not. It is what we don’t paint that becomes the most important element. Think of yourself as a stone carver, chipping away, until only the most precious lights remains. There are many techniques to saving the “lights” of the paper. I have experimented…

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some watercolors are sitting on a table next to two pictures with dolphins in them

Learn negative space painting in watercolor by painting fish! Learn about the wet on wet and wet on dry techniques, that are so specific to watercolor and create this magical effect of negative painting

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a piece of paper that has been wrapped in plastic

Although I love to read I would become bored if I had to read the same book over & over again no matter how much I loved the book. That is how I feel about painting. I love using my colors &amp…

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two hands holding a pencil over a piece of paper that has been drawn on it

New negative painting with me #painting #artist #art #artwork #negative #namrataart07 #bloomingbrushstrokes

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