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Post by gailoh on Sept 8, 2014 18:56:53 GMT
I have been looking on Pinterest under watercoloring journal pages and so much is coming up.
My questions are...what artist grade watercolors in cake form are out there and do any of you do watercoloring?
So many talented people on there...and advice on books or sites to help ?
Thank you...
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 9, 2014 2:24:57 GMT
Funny, I was just talking about water color pencils with a friend. I am going to play with the ones I already own, and use only to doodle around a bit and take notes while I am on the phone. LOL But, I think before I buy any kind of actual water colors until I learn a little bit more. I read an article the other day by an artist who said she actually loves crayola water colors. So I thought if they were good enough for her, they would definitely be okay for me to start with.  So...answered your question well, didn't I??  |
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Post by gailoh on Sept 9, 2014 18:42:19 GMT
I have those as well...
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Post by melanieg on Sept 9, 2014 23:52:32 GMT
I love my neocolour II watercolour crayons.
Other than that, I use just regular old watercolour paint in my journals. I usually gesso the page before I paint. I know there is a ground you can purchase but gesso works ok for my ability right now.
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painterchic
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Post by painterchic on Sept 11, 2014 13:57:03 GMT
I have a couple of pan sets but honestly if you want to learn how to watercolor for uses other than art journaling you need a set of tubes. It is nigh impossible ( for ME anyway) to mix pans or cakes. I prefer tubes. I can mix them and let them dry and rewet them if I have to stop working for some un known reason. I also don't gesso the pages first but use watercolor paper. ( I have a couple of watercolor sketchbooks ) . In my art journal I really don't care about warped pages though..so if I am working in that, I just use whatever I want and don't worry about it.
Hope this helps.
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Post by gonewalkabout on Sept 11, 2014 14:50:46 GMT
I have a set of Cotman compact watercolors in cake form. A lot of people like those and they are considered a higher quality. As paintechic mentioned, tubes might be easier to mix for some people, though I haven't had any problems with pan paints. The amount of pigment in them is what makes the difference. Higher pigment means more color and easier to mix. How much water you add makes a difference also. Not enough water, and you won't load your brush, too much water and you won't get enough pigment. Experimenting with your water load is fun and you'll get to know exactly how much water to add to get a higher color load or a lesser one. Some people like to use gesso, others don't. You can mix watercolors with gesso just as you can with acrylics (since they're all water based). I've not used gesso with watercolor myself, but it is intriguing. You can water it down or use it as is to do background work. Masking fluid is another fun thing to try. Ive used it a number of times. Other than its traditional use to keep white areas pure, you can use it over colored bases (after it is completely dry) and get some great effects. Check out www.artistsnetwork.com. They have some great articles in all mediums, demos, techniques etc. I buy international artist magazine, absolutely love it. It only comes out bi-monthly, but they cover all mediums, some issues more than others as far as watercolor. There is Watercolor Artist magazine also that looks good |
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Post by karenl on Sept 12, 2014 2:23:09 GMT
Masking fluids with watercolor-sounds interesting, will have to give it a try. Thanks for the idea!
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