Welcome to the annotated version of Cheap Joe's Watercolor Discussion Board! This is a first attempt at organizing the myriad of information on the CJAS Watercolor Discussion. This outline is a work in progress, and there is much yet to be done. If you are interested in a particular topic, you'll want to make sure to search the main discussion board because not all topics are represented in this outline.
Listed below you will see a list of the major topics covered on the board. Click on any of the links to explore an area in more detail.
- For Beginners
- Start here if you are new to watercolor. This section includes basic advice and advice on materials for the newcomer.
- Materials
- Look here for discussion and recommendations on materials and equipment. Major topics include pigment brands and individual pigments, brushes, paper, and palettes. Additional discussions involve travel kits and travel advice.
- Studios
- Look here for information about setting up a studio, including information about studio lighting and storage as well as health and safety issues..
- Instruction
- Read discussions and reviews of workshops, books, videos, and DVD's.
- Artists
- Find out about watercolorcolorists that have inspired and influenced participants in the group.
- Color
- All about color. This section includes preferred palette arrangements, color mixing, and color theory.
- Design and Composition
- This section contains discussion of how to plan paintings and how to manage values.
- Technique/Drawing
- Learn about a variety of techniques for washes, glazing, lifting, and pouring. Drawing is also included in this section.
- Subjects and Rendering Techniques
- Read discussions of what subjects people prefer to paint as well as tips on how to render specific subjects, including lengthy discussions on landscape and figure painting.
- Process and Habits
- Look here for general discussions about the process of painting. This section includes a variety of disussions ranging from technical discussions of how much to tilt the paper or preferred sizes for paintings to more philosopical discussions of what is watercolor, why paintings succeed or fail, how to deal with painters block, and how you know when a painting is finished.
- Business and Presentation
- Find out about matting, framing, shipping, photographing, reproducing, promoting, exhibiting, and selling your art. Also, includes discussion of intellectual property issues.