Sarah Florer

Watercolor Artist

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Here I talk about my paintings and being a watercolor artist. I’ll also share tips and tricks and my favorite art supplies.

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Working with blooms in watercolor

Blooms are irregular patterns and hard edges, sometimes with a cauliflower shape, that appear within a painted area in a watercolor painting. The opposite of a smooth wash, a bloom is characterized by uneven color.

In this post, I’m sharing all of my thoughts on blooms: why they occur, how you can use them, how to avoid them, how to make them on purpose, and how to get rid them.

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