How to Paint Atmospheric Fog in Watercolor Best Subjects for This Technique Fog effects work especially well for: Watercolor is traditionally known as a transparent medium. Most instructors teach students to preserve the white of the paper and build color through transparent layers. Even though white watercolor paints exist, the brightest highlights are usually created…
Limited Palette • Super Granulating Colors • Old World Atmosphere This watercolor painting of Helsinki Cathedral in Finland focuses on capturing the feeling of old European streets—strong light, deep shadows, and timeless architecture. Using a limited palette and super granulating watercolor pigments on Baohong rough paper, the goal is to simplify the scene while letting…
You don’t need 20 colors to paint a convincing watercolor cityscape. For this Riga street scene, I used just two Schmincke Super Granulating colors—Tundra Violet and Desert Yellow—to create the architecture, shadows, warm light and textured cobblestones. Going to the art supply store can feel like walking into a candy shop where everything costs $14.99…
Vilnius, Lithuania is a city that begs to be painted. Its warm yellow facades, baroque architecture, unexpected pockets of shadow, and narrow medieval streets create a visual rhythm that watercolor artists dream about. On this particular morning walk through Old Town Vilnius, the light poured across the pavement in long golden streaks—perfect conditions for a…
