The Annotated CJAS Watercolor Discussion: The Painting Process

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Process and Habits

• The Painting Process in General

  • Experience is the best teacher.
  • Steps to Create a Painting
  • Why do paintings fail?
  • Knowing when to QUIT !?

• Why do you paint in watercolor?

  • Question Authority (watercolor vs. acrylic)
  • Why Do You Paint in Watercolor?
  • When did this medium find you?
  • WHY do you paint?

• How to get around painters block / procrastination and fear

  • Art and Fear (or is it procrastination?)
  • Fear & Procrastination in Art
  • Ever get painters block?
  • To depressed to paint

• Painting from photographs

  • The photograph.
  • Instead of photos or plein air, do you make up scenes?
  • Painting from Photographs

• Styles: loose, photo-realistic

  • Loose style

• Time spent painting

  • How much do you paint?
  • Time to complete a typical painting--
  • How much time do you dedicate to painting?

• Painting the same watercolor twice

  • Doing the same watercolor twice?
  • Doing the same watercolor twice?
  • Doing the same watercolor twice?
  • Painting the same watercolor twice?

• Painting Sizes and Cropping

  • Sizes and Selling
  • Working in a large format
  • CROPPING?
  • Preferred size for painting
  • What sizes do you paint?

• How much do you tilt your paper?

  • Upright or Flat?
  • How much do you tilt your paper?

• Sitting or standing?

  • Stand or sit when painting?