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 …

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 …

Jun 24, 2025 · Join us for interesting and informative discussions of techniques, materials, and approaches to working with watercolors.

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 …

Jul 16, 2008 · This painting was done with watercolour & Acrylics mixed! It turned our wonderful, but I have never figured out how to preserve it! (Varnishes will not work as they will make the …

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 …

Jun 7, 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 …

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 […]

Feb 20, 2000 · I have a stack of MDF boards I would like to use for watercolors ,can anyone advise me if I can use them by coating with gesso […]

May 26, 2011 · This is a controversial subject Jan and a lot of hot air has been expended on it. Views differ but I say, although I personally use artists quality paints in various makes (I’m a …