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Painting over watercolors? - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists Oil and watercolor techniques are very different, so the sooner you move to oil, the better If you want – and it’s a good idea – use your watercolor pencils to do a rough study sketch for reference If you’re still interested in trying out the watercolor-first approach, go for it, but on a test piece or two
Making absorbent ground - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists I’ve thought about making a ground for watercolor using paper ground to a powder then applying it to wood or canvas Also companies like Golden that develop these mediums r experimenting all the time That’s why when u think u have an original idea to get a unique look u can probably find some company selling it already
Watercolor Handbook - Lightfastness and Permanancy of Watercolors . . . You probably put a lot of yourself into your watercolor paintings: time, energy, concentration, anger, love, blood sweat, tears So you sure don’t want your creations to fade, discolor, or otherwise deteriorate Here are some things to consider to prevent that from happening:: • your paper • framing and mounting materials • properly displaying finished watercolors • and, of course
Thoughts on paper sizes? - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists For you all that work on watercolor paper – are there particular sizes you like to work in? I’m used to canvases at 20×30 or 24×36, but when I’ve experimented with watercolor paper for gouache, it seems a lot more ‘random’ as to what size people create in, down to say the 1 2 inch Any thoughts on this? Thank you! Eric May 13, 2016 at 2:35 pm #1251433 virgil carter Default
Using both Watercolour and Acrylic in a painting – questions Hi! I’ve asked this question to other artists I know; and I get conflicting answers, so hopefully someone could clarify? 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 achieve nice light to mid-range glazing glowing effects Would you paint
Color Substitutes - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists Perhaps you are trying to learn to paint by copying demonstrations in watercolor books; that could definitely lead to frustration for a beginner if you don’t have the “right” colors May I suggest you drop the demonstration style watercolor books for now? Instead, start making color grids or colorwheels, or just samples of your colors