Watercolors

A great way to get a better idea if your

enameling will deliver what you imagined.

I begin my enameling classes with an introduction

to watercolors. Because I enjoy imagery  in my work,

it is not as spontaneous as some. At one time I completed

my jewel to be made in colored pencils.

In searching to improve my artistry I could not find classes

devoted to colored pencils and discovered watercolors.

They use washes and layering. For me the layering is most like enameling, where I apply a layer of enamels and fire before applying another color,  they apply a layer of color and let it dry before applying another.

One book that was useful to me is “Light up your Watercolors” by Linda Stevens Moyers. In her book she starts color with the medium color = value, then going to her warm colors = interest points, and then the cool colors this being her darks. We need to layer in a different order as our warm color would burn out. So I try to apply them in the order of cool colors – my dark color first, and  medium color = value colors and last the warm color to produce the impact of color.

Happy Enameling!