Advanced_Photoshop_Issue_136_-_2015_UK_

By combining standard watercolours with household ingredients, you can
create fun new effects for your brushes and textures. Here I am going to
be using alcohol, salt, plastic wrap, and multiple watercolour colours.

WATERCOLOUR TECHNIQUES

FOUR WAYS TO MAKE WATERCOLOUR MORE INTERESTING

Salt: While your paint is still wet

sprinkle salt on it. Coarse salt will

leave larger spots and fine grain

salt will leave smaller spots

Plastic Wrap: While your paint is wet,

crumple some plastic wrap and lay it over

top of the paint. Let the paint dry before

removing it for a cool rock-like texture

Colour Dropping: Drop one colour

of paint into another colour while

the paint is still wet; try with multiple

colours and different size drops

Alcohol: While your paint is still wet, drip

small drops of isopropyl alcohol into the

paint. The paint will spread away from it

and create interesting ring patterns