{"id":1022,"date":"2021-01-24T12:51:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T12:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbansketchingworld.com\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2023-06-09T20:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T20:37:05","slug":"watercolour-splatters-and-splashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbansketchingworld.com\/watercolour-splatters-and-splashes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Watercolour Splatters and Splashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever wondered how to create beautiful watercolour splashes and splatters to give your artwork that extra little something special?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, we will look at 3 different techniques of splattering watercolour paint, why water to paint ratio matters and how your choice of watercolour brush can affect the splatters and splashes you create.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later in the post, I test 9 different brushes (as well as a bonus tool) to see what effects they create<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If like me, you have been wondering how to control your splatters and splashes without making a total mess, then this is the post for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve seen sketches that have a lovely loose feel about them. And then those extra splatters and splashes just take everything up a notch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some reason, I just could not get my head around how to do this when I was starting out. I would always create a mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward a few years and my little splatters here and there is the element that people love most about my sketches. So I thought I would share with you what I know about creating these effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

What can watercolour splatter and splashes be used for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Watercolour splatters and splashes can be used for a number of practical effects such as texture on a sandy beach, or the stone and pebbles of a path. I have found splattering with white gouache a particularly useful technique to represent ocean spray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, your splashes and splatters don\u2019t need to have a practical purpose at all, you can use them just to add a bit of fun and liveliness into your sketch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Examples of Watercolour Splatters and Splashes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

First, let\u2019s get clear about what we are discussing. Below are some examples of watercolour splatters and splashes from mine and others work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The splatters add a touch more liveliness to the sketch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The splatters helps the trees to tail off a bit, also it’s quite an autumnal scene so gives a slight inference of leaves falling perhaps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I splattered some white gouache to give the impression of ocean spray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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