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

Oct 6, 2005 · It is not very archival, I’m afraid. The oil paint will eventually rot the paper, and make it very brittle, as the painting ages. Oil paint soaking into paper doesn’t make for a very …

Jan 14, 2006 · Lightfastness and Permanency of Watercolors by David Lex Rollins You probably put a lot of yourself into your watercolor paintings: time, energy, concentration, anger, love, …

Nov 26, 2016 · Home › Forums › Explore Media › Watercolor › The Learning Zone ›Non-Granulating Alternative to Ultramarine? This topic has 18 replies, 5 voices, and was last …

Aug 14, 2019 · 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 …

Oct 24, 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 …

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 …

Aug 26, 2010 · Gakinme uses them very effectively by themselves or in combination with watercolor. There’s also using Derwent Inktense ink pencils or Faber Castell Albrecht Durer …

Jun 18, 2015 · Home › Forums › The Learning Center › Color Theory and Mixing ›Watercolor– Dioxazine purple — Lightfast rating? This topic has 8 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated …

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. …