edie3
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Post by edie3 on May 25, 2018 21:41:51 GMT
For colorwashes? Looking for a reccomendation for watercolors, thanks!
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GiantsFan
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Post by GiantsFan on May 25, 2018 22:01:18 GMT
I just use my distress inks spritzed with water. Kristina Werner does a lot of watercoloring. You could check out her blog at www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/ |
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Post by edie3 on May 25, 2018 22:40:57 GMT
thanks! I have some of the oxide inks, and just not a fan  . Nothing I do looks right to me |
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Post by GiantsFan on May 26, 2018 0:02:31 GMT
I love my Oxides, but for watercoloring I use regular distress inks. Oxides oxidize and lose their color. I can see why you're not a fan.
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Post by scrapnnana on May 26, 2018 0:33:04 GMT
Another option is to use watercolor pencils and a waterbrush. That's what I used to use most of the time, until I got Copics.
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Post by edie3 on May 26, 2018 3:38:30 GMT
I need to drag those out, and try it.
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Post by anniefb on May 26, 2018 9:23:14 GMT
For stamping I use dye inks (Papertrey Ink and Aletenew) with a water brush. For backgrounds I use my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolours.
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Post by clio on May 26, 2018 12:30:12 GMT
I’ve used Mission Gold - they are highly pigmented, but you can get nice transparency. Also recommend Kristina’s videos, they’re good. There’s a learning curve (like anything) so be patient with yourself as you get the hang of it. I prefer cotton paper too because the results are better. Worth the investment to me.
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Post by FurryP on May 26, 2018 23:54:04 GMT
I use my regular distress inks also. Not the Oxides.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 1, 2018 1:05:42 GMT
I've seen some people use the little sampler palettes of watercolors (basically just a little piece of watercolor paper with dried blobs of concentrated watercolors on them). I think the brand is Daniel Smith but you can get them through art shops online and maybe some stores like SSS (?) It's a good way to try nicer watercolors and see what you like. If you get a couple of shades you like they usually come with 3 colors so you can mix them to make lots of other colors. I don't know how well that will work for colorwashes, but I think it would be good.
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Post by riversong1963 on Jun 1, 2018 13:16:11 GMT
If you don't want to invest a lot of money in watercolors, and just want to play a little, you can buy the $5 palettes from Michael's to start with. I still use mine, and they work really well for me.
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