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By Cecile Ingram


Many people shy away from doing any arts and crafts as they feel that they are not artistic. There is an area where everyone can join in no matter how artistic they are. This is the field of abstract watercolor painting, and it is so simple to do, and at the end of the day you end up with your own unique piece of artwork. You don't even need to spend a fortune on materials, and they can all be obtained at your local arts and crafts store.

An easy one to try requires just a few items and a little time. You will need some watercolor paper, a board to fix it to, and some tape to fix the paper to the board. Also a brush, a paint set and some rubber cement. To avoid damaging the paper when you remove the tape, place the length of tape initially on your trouser leg. Quickly remove it, this will pick up very tiny fibers. This prevents the tape being overly sticky, making it easier to remove but it will still hold the paper firmly in place.

For your first attempt it might be a good idea to limit yourself to just two colors. If you use the internet look at something called a color-wheel, and then opt for two colors next to each other. For example blue and purple, or even blue and yellow. Remember that the choice of colors is yours so you could always make the decision to tie one in with an existing color in your home decor.

Apply the rubber cement solution to your paper in a random pattern. Allow time for it to dry, although if you are eager to carry on a hair dryer can be used. Once the cement has dried you get to the fun part, you get to start painting. It doesn't matter where you put the paint as it is your design. You will notice the different effects that it has on the paper the wetter the paint is.

You don't have to cover every square inch of paper first time round. Let the paint dry, once again the hair dryer can be utilised for this process. When the paint has dried more cement solution can be applied. Again this has to be dried before repainting can take place. This whole process may be carried out as many times as you wish until you are satisfied.

When everything is finally dry the beads of rubber cement can now be removed. This is simply achieved by gently rubbing it with your finger tip. It is the removal of this rubber cement that gives the contrasting pattern. At this point some choose to take a pen and draw along the outlined shapes, others decide to leave the natural finish.

The tape can now also be removed at this point. You will notice how easily it can be removed without ripping the paper, if you followed the earlier tip. Also you will now have nice clear border areas.

It is this simple to create an abstract watercolor painting. Maybe you now realize that art is not quite so difficult, and possibly you might wish to further explore the art world. Now you need to decide where to display your masterpiece.




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