Learn how to avoid muddy colours in watercolour, by understanding why it is so easy to loose that beautiful glow we all love. If your painting looks dull, find out if you are doing a few of these things, which are contributing to muddy, over worked paintings.
Muddy, doesn't mean muted or subtle. Muted paintings can still glow with light. Muddy is when the painting looks flat and dull and all the joy has been sucked out of it. You might also find my film on colour mixing helpful. I'll put a link at the end of this one or follow it here: • Colour mixing and theo...
Some artists say it is because you are using opaque colours or granulating pigments. The answer might be far simpler. From dirty palettes to over brushing, you can learn to keep your paints from looking muddy.
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