Article · Artist's Academy
4 Tips for Adding Watercolor to Your Urban Sketching
By Sara Barnes
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
About this lesson
Four practical tips for pairing ink sketches with watercolor: choosing watercolor-weight paper and waterproof pens so lines don't bleed, leaving some areas unlined so paint can carry texture like brick coursing, and using wet-on-wet or salt for foliage.
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