Kitchen table painting
I’m kitchen table painting today while we’re on spring break! I dusted off my water brushes and did a quick comparison of the different ones I had.
On the left, you can see the brush gave me almost no control, and defaulted to dry brushing, no matter how much water I tried to tame it. I was unable to create any more details as the brush was so terrible, that it could barely get the paint to hold to its tired bristles.
The dry brushing on one hand is nice, but it’s a tool to be mixed with others. So I picked up brush number two for the right hand page!
Using the second brush, I immediately had more control over the water and types of brush strokes I could make. I was able to do some blending, along with delicate flower shapes which I was pleasantly surprised by. I added some finishing touches in a black I mixed from various colors pooling up on my palette to create the final look. Overall I was much happier using the second brush and found the blending effects to be fun and easy!
Here is my list of supplies that I used including the second brush which is perfect for on the go painting!
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Strathmore mixed media landscape sketchbook:
Meeden water brushes set:
Holbein gouache paints:
Sketchbook clips with magnets:
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I really like the magnetic clips because they let you attach a metal tin palette to them while your painting. This is super handy for on the go paintings in the park, etc.
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