ArtDiction November/December 2020

Watercolor Batik

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Tools of the Trade

By Belle Heppard

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isual artists, from beginning students through professionals know certain instruments (or tools) make or break a masterpiece. Fine artists who paint, know how a specific brush with a specific type of bristle, and even the shape of a brush’s tip, as well as how the bristles are fastened beneath the furuncle, affects their process of creating, as well as the final outcome. This article focuses on just the essential tools, which I have found are “elemental” to my technique of Watercolor Batik®.

-of-the box one ways to use similar others throw-away items, to enhance your art in at least one of many, many ways.

At the end of this article, I will introduce you to one of my frugal art tools created from what otherwise are “disposable” objects. I hope this spurs you on to join me in thinking outside

Paints I use professional artist quality paints that’s demonstrated in Chapter 8 where I delineate which colors I use from each line.

Several simple household items (which might otherwise be discarded), for a frugal and innovative artist, can become one’s favorite tool or device. In this chapter I outline the items which I have found are useful for a Watercolor Batik.

WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES

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