Aug 26, 2010 · I’d like to do a painting (on watercolour paper, or illustration board) that uses acrylic paint very sparingly for certain flat/opaque/dark valued areas; and the rest of the areas in watercolour to …

Oct 24, 2007 · Watercolour paint is just pigment which is carried into the paper surface and once there it is lock into position. It can be disturbed by further wetting but running your finger over it won’t lift it …

Sep 16, 2017 · Now in order to make an absorbent ground you must find an ingredient that will absorb water ( and so watercolour) instead of repelling it. And that probably isn’t gypsum or chalk. My friend …

Jan 12, 2016 · Hi all, I seem to remember a thread from a while back where everyone was doing lightfastness tests on their watercolours, but I can't find it for […]

Oct 31, 2014 · Hi all, I’m wanting to use crimson red but I also have carmine that I want to darken down in about three or four steps. How do you suggest I darken it down? I’m wanting a deep dark red at …

Jan 19, 2020 · I subscribed to the artistsnetwork.tv Watercolour Channel for a couple of years and found it very good, lots of artists, lots of videos, 289 in Watercolours alone.

Jan 16, 2011 · I'm working through a book's exercises and the author uses a lot of . Of course, I don't have any (and it looks kinda expensive- $13+ for […]

Apr 1, 2017 · Hoi there lovely painter people. After having trouble with certain pigments like viridian, potters pink, or some of the winsor and newton paints settling too hard and […]

Jun 6, 2017 · My experience…. Daniel Smith on left, W&N on right: buff titanium -no pyrrole crimson- don’t know pth. blue rs — same undersea green — this is just pthalo and black, no W&N sub indian …

Jul 29, 2013 · Watercolour paper comes, usually, in three types of surface….rough, NOT (or CP, cold pressed …NOT means, literally, not hot pressed, and Hot pressed. Here is an official quote: here are …