Episode 6: Anne Abgott

 

This week we talk with watercolorist Anne Abgott. In this episode, you’ll learn how Abgott keeps shadows, backgrounds and even neutrals, dynamic. She tells you exactly the colors she uses (and where she's made swaps to get better transparency) and you’ll hear tips on how to create great color combos for your work.

You can learn more about Anne Abgott at:

WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM

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In the episode we talk about:

2:34 How Abgott discovered watercolor

3:01 How her way of working in watercolor reflects her time in oil

3:40 How she taught herself to paint

4:24 Overcoming frustration

6:34 Biggest challenge students face

8:01 Biggest challenge to painting successful paintings

9:21 Papa, mama, baby shapes

10:40 Abgott’s painting process

12:30 Planning

13:03 Developing the painting

14:49 Mingling a shadow

16:21 Paint characteristics

17:01 What she needs to know about a section before she paints it

18:14 painting shadows

18:55 What’s happening in shadows

20:45 Making color choices

23:39 Reference photo

25:32 Challenges to students with color

26:28 Qualities of pigment

28:25 Using the right pigment for the job

29:20 How she learned what she did about color

30:15 Importance of grays

31:58 Backgrounds

36:34 Paper

37:09 How different paper affects the style of painting

38:00 How an artist can use failed paintings

39:26 Creating the mental space to paint

41:23 Advice to someone wanting to learn to paint

42:43 Finding an artist community

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