What should beginners pay attention to when choosing a pen for watercolor painting?

For this question, Damei Studio will give you a detailed talk today. Now there are more and more kinds of watercolor pens. I'm afraid the cheap ones are not easy to use, and the expensive watercolor pens are not suitable for beginners. So how do beginners choose the brush that suits them? Maybe you will understand through the following points. Watercolor appreciation 1. Barrel pen: made of wool, used to write the vast sky and water. The advantage is that it will not damage the paper when washing. 2. Writing brush for mountains and rivers or deer and wolves: the hair is elastic and can be used to write strokes as needed. This is the most important pen. 3. Clothing pattern pen or leaf root pen: the pen body is slender, the nib is slender, but it is very elastic, and it is used to draw lines, such as wires and branches. Watercolor beginners like to use small pens, which is a disadvantage. We should use a bigger pen to overcome the shortcomings of broken and bulky pictures. Wash the brush with clear water after use, dry it with cloth or paper, and insert the pen tip upward in the pen container, so that the brush can be preserved and durable. To sum up, you should pay attention to the following points when buying watercolor pens: moderate elasticity, sufficient water content, firm metal shell, smooth and smooth bristles, and it is best to have a sharp pen tip, which can facilitate the handling of details. Choosing different sizes of pens can meet the needs of large-scale rendering and details. The marker should be cleaned immediately after use, and the water should be squeezed out or sucked dry with a cloth. Bristles should be arranged to make them smooth, laid flat in a dry and ventilated place, and put into a box or inverted in a pen container after being completely dried.