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Café Watercolor

Watercolor by Eric Yi Lin
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Taking photo references

March 30, 2016 in Tools and Knowledge

The technology today allows us to take photo reference so easily, we are able to paint any scenery at the comfort of our own place. But there are things to watch out for when taking photo reference.

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Tags: reference, camera, photo
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A small painting done with 5 tubes of colors

50 shades of grey

March 23, 2016 in Technique, Fundamental

 I paint with 50 shades of grey... no not the novel, but in watercolor!
As surprising as it may sound, most the color we see around us are just different hues of grey. 

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Tags: color, mixing, hue, shades
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my "dirty" pallet

my "dirty" pallet

It's all about Warm and Cool

March 16, 2016 in Technique, Fundamental

Color is vital, it can help a painting to express seasons, mood, and atmosphere
But people often overthink about color.

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Tags: color, warm, cool, mixing
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Stack of "practice"

Stack of "practice"

Kickstart your painting skill

March 08, 2016 in Principles and Value

  For this week I want to extend from last week's blog a little and talk about how do you improve more efficiently.

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Tags: skill, beginner
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