We were lucky to have fellow PPWS Signature Member Lou Ann Sosalla give the March meeting demonstration! Lou Ann’s demonstration of painting a rocky landscape with flowing water on Yupo paper with watercolors was inspiring!
Before starting to paint on Yupo paper Lou Ann suggests you wipe down the paper with alcohol to remove any oils that might have been transferred from your fingers while handling it.
Lou Ann mixes a thick mixture of her color and then applies it to paper with a large brush. If the color is too dark, she then lifts out some of the color with a small sponge roller. A tissue can also be used to blot out color, or place the tissue over the paint and use the sponge roller again to lift and lighten the color.
Watercolors dry lighter when painting on paper, but when painting on Yupo the colors stay vibrant!
Another trick Lou Ann uses to create trees is to push the paint around with the edge of a plastic card, and will also splatter water with a wet brush to make the paint run a little.
Since the paint stays wet for longer than on paper, if you don’t like an area use a wet brush to wipe it out! Or if you aren’t happy with your painting, just rinse the Yupo under running water and start again!
I have a feeling quite a few members are about to buy some Yupo paper to experiment with!
