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 …

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 …

Jun 18, 2016 · I avoid stretching watercolor paper sheets before I start my watercolor compositions by painting wet-on-dry or by using watercolor blocks. I do experience minimal buckling of the […]

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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 …

Sep 25, 2018 · Both gouache and watercolour have as binder Gum Arabic. The difference is that gouache contains chalk that makes it opaque while watercolour doesn’t. You can mix gouache with …

Jul 8, 2019 · Winsor & Newton support very graciously answered a burning question for me. The W&N website states that the half pan watercolor cakes are compressed using thousands of […]

May 28, 2005 · I have had two watercolor teachers and each has stated to use a different pencil for sketching a painting on paper. One stated only use a 4H […]

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 …

Jun 6, 2004 · Watercolour is usually framed behind glass or plexi glass , but with the new canvas for watercolour, a spray fixative might be used but these are new enough that I haven’t heard anything …