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4 Tips for Adding Watercolor to Your Urban Sketching

By Sara Barnes

Type
Article
Level
Beginner
Price
Free
Published
2023
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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.