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

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 fade, …

Mar 28, 2015 · With watercolor paper, the absorbency and fibers combine to help hold the paint to the surface. Acrylic gesso is much less absorbent than watercolor paper, and beading and paint lift can …

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 claim a …

Jan 10, 2006 · Value Sketches or Thumbnails This is the primary tool for achieving the best range of values—they are recommended in almost every watercolor book or article I read while researching …

Feb 19, 2009 · Hello Friends, I will soon start a painting of a brick church and would like advice on how to paint bricks. In the past I have applied […]

May 31, 2017 · I don’t use Gamblin Cold Wax on paper, but if I paint with watercolor or gouache on panel I first spray a clear coat (currently using Krylon Crystal Clear) before application.

Apr 6, 2020 · I see some products that are fixatifs for watercolor, a couple of them UV protective. I wonder if anyone here has used these before and what results […]

FINISHED paintings created with watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, or gouache go here. They may be painted on any surface compatible with watercolor such as paper, gesso, YUPO, […]

Mar 10, 2004 · Thanks for sharing this. Always love to read new things people are trying!! Have a few questions….what is “matte medium” and what does it do? Does it allow you to paint varying shades …