S O M E T H I N G F O R T H E C R E A T I V I T Y 
There is a saying " as boring as watching paint dry". This is NOT true when it comes to watercolours!
The final result is often totally unpredictable. Heavy pigments get in the grain of the paper, some
pigments bite the edges and form a fine line, others just die flat when they dry. If you have mixed
two pigments with different properties, anything can happen.
Study what happens when the paint dries.
Maybe you'll find "success formulas" to use in a more conscious way the next time.
Put your favourite mixes (paint and write) in a little ”recipe book” and note possible uses for them.
Find use for the lightest values, the ones that are but more than polluted water. Sometimes it's the most
subtle
that has the greatest impact.
Try putting the lightest and the darkest values next to each other. Contrast is important!
Mix your colours directly on the paper instead of in the cup. This generates living, varied surfaces
instead of monotonous, dead ones.
Sometimes it can be a fun challenge to use a really limited palette. Try for example monochromatic paintings.
Then try with only two colours and the ones that you can mix from the two. Put a third colour in there as an accent,
think long and hard where to put it. One or two places is enough.
In watercolour, its extremely important to establish from the beginning where the white, lightest areas are.
Think defined areas, not shaky, hesitant lines.
Simplify your subject, play with composition and lighting. Don't be afraid to exclude and rearrange!
Don't ever leave your desk without leaving something new, half-finished there. It's easier to get around to
painting if you have something unfinished on your desk, looking at you.
You, as an artist, are the one in charge, not reality. It's your interpretation, your little accidents and mistakes,
that make the painting personal. If you want something realistic to put on the wall, buy photographs.
