Water color painting emanates from pigments suspended in a water soluble vehicle. The commonly used materials for water color painting are paper, papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellam or leather, fabric, wood and canvass. Its main ingredients are a)Pigments that may be synthetic or natural, organic or mineral, b)Arabic gum for holding the pigment in delay and setting up the pigment to the painting surface, c) Additives like glycerin or gel, honey, as preservatives and d)Solvent, the substance used for diluting the paint and which evaporates when the paint hardens.
Any painting medium using water as solvent comes under the broad category of water media. When water soluble complex carbohydrates are used as a binder, the corresponding painting is termed water color painting. Binders of various types are being used such as water soluble acrylic resin, natural gum Arabic, etc. Water color painting involves a tactical approach for anticipating and controlling the behavior of water. It is not easy to correct a mistake in water color painting and hence has to be done with great caution. Even though a common practice is to use brushes for water color painting, other implements such as sprayers, scrapers, sponges, etc are also being experimented with. There are some prejudices pertaining to the non usage of white paint and black paint and the usage of only transparent or primary color mixtures from time immemorial. In spite of this, there are some superb paintings that do not follow the above mentioned prejudices. An important aspect of water color painting is that the various materials that are used in the same are easily available.
Following are the water color painting pdf and online ebooks available in web.
- Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting By Edgar A. Whitney
- Watercolor Painting for Dummies By Colette Pitcher
- Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines: A Positive Approach to Negative Painting By Linda Kemp
- Acrylic Watercolor Painting By Wendon Blake
- Watercolor Painting Step by Step By Wendon Blake
- Lessons from a Lifetime of Watercolor Painting By Donald Voorhees
- Dramatic Light: Paint Eye-Catching Art in Watercolor and Oil By Patrick Howe
- Watercolor Painting For Beginners By Allyson Ricketts
- Exploring Watercolor: Creative Exercises and Techniques for Watercolor and mixed media By Elizabeth Groves
- Glossary of Watercolor Painting Terms
- Watercolor Painting with a palette knife
- Survey of Watercolor painting in the 20th Century