Negative painting

Artist Linda Kemp uses the practice of negative painting to deconstruct how to paint the essence of a subject. Here are her tips.

Dorothee on Instagram: "Painting leaves I wanted to try the “negative painting technique”. This is basically just painting the background and leaving the subject out. Painting leaves is the perfect subject for it I thought .. 😉 It was an interesting experiment. Have you ever tried negative painting technique? I hope you enjoy my little reel 🤗 . . . #leaves #painting #negativetechnique #watercolor #watercolroart #paintingleaves #fall #fallpainting #aquarelle_daily #schmincke…

The Artery Art Shop and Classes on Instagram: "Negative painting often sends shudders through the bodies of those learning to paint, but in both drawing and watercolour painting, it’s something that you do more often than you may realise!"

Negative painting is based on layering watercolour paint. In this tutorial post I am showing you how to use this ethereal technique.

Learn the basics of negative painting by creating a forest of trees and build depth with layers of glazing. Add a little salt for texture. The image below is from a class demo I did and has become …

I've never used the Negative painting technique taught in this class before, but I'm so glad I tried it out. I was definitely a little too ambitious with what I...