Summary: Learn how to tear the paper before painting a sunset with water colors in this free video art lesson.
Sue Gill Rose is an accomplished artist and teacher. She has a BFA from Southern Methodist University and a MLA from Louisiana State University. She has also studied under renowned...read more
"Good morning again. I'm Sue Rose with Expert Village. In order to the watercolor sunset, the first step that we take is we tear our paper. This is a piece of Arches 140 cold pressed paper. I generally use one large sheet, which is about $4.50 and I tear into 4 smaller sections. We are beginning by tearing our paper. You never cut paper in watercolor. It is one of the rules for using and doing watercolor is that you always tear your paper so that you get these nice rough edges. This is the size of the sheet that we will be working on today. Stay tuned for the next segment and I'll show you how to start with this blank piece of paper. "