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

Oct 7, 2005 · 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 …

Dec 13, 2023 · Nevertheless, it’s somewhat fugitive and slightly toxic, so it has lost favor in fine-art uses. Daniel Smith offers a tube of single-pigment watercolor (for which, suspiciously, they …

Jan 14, 2006 · 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 …

Sep 16, 2017 · 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 …

May 11, 2007 · 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. …

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May 5, 2014 · Quinacridone rose (PV19) vs magenta (PR122); Which to choose? Home › Forums › Explore Media › Watercolor › The Learning Zone › Quinacridone rose (PV19) vs magenta …

Nov 5, 2009 · I use Permanent Rose, Antwerp Blue and New Gamboge. No mud. Ever. Santa Cruz, watercolor limited palette, 8×10, on Cartiera Magnani (cream, and soft!)

Oct 25, 2007 · Watercolor is pigment suspended in a binder usually of gum arabic, glycerin and a humectant…this will adhere to acrylic…but will be brittle…and will flake off easily…so you …