OK, I have to make an assumption here. There are two types of people who will look up how to protect a watercolor painting and come across this article. The buyer of course wants her watercolor painting she just bought from the artist to last a lifetime. I'm assuming you're…
I named this article "watercolor vs gouache" but in reality, watercolor and gouache are friends. They play nicely together. They even share the same paper for their main choice of surface. But, you should know when to use one and when to use the other. Each has her own advantages…
If you're wondering about correcting watercolor mistakes, look no further. Several wonderful companies have created a product called watercolor ground. You paint it on just like you'd used paint. But then, it actually becomes part of the paper and you can paint right over it. Last night, I had a…
When to use cheap watercolor paper In the very beginning, I knew that I would paint ten throwaway paintings. When I say throwaway, I mean it literally. They sucked, and ended up in the garbage. So no, you'll never see them. They're in a landfill somewhere. I bought ten sheets…
There's an old adage that you should be able to cut down to six colors if you had to. You know what? There's no way I can. I need seven. So I'm going to break the rules and cut down to a seven color watercolor palette. What's in my watercolor…
