Virtual Office Hours: Painting Spontaneous Style on Sized Paper
Virtual Office Hours
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1h 31m
Sizing is the process of coating paper with alum to cause the paper to resist moisture. This creates opportunities for different techniques in spontaneous style Chinese painting and can address some common moisture problems experienced by artists new to the style.
In this episode, we cover the following topics:
- When and why you should use sized paper for spontaneous style
- Techniques for manipulating (or pushing) color/ink after application
- How Chinese brush techniques on raw paper are different from Western watercolor and how can painting on sized paper help bridge the gap
- Color loading and blending when painting on sized paper
- Stroke direction and order unique to spontaneous style painting on sized paper
- Q&A and much more!
Online Event Originally Streamed on Friday, April 28th, 2023
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