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Welcome to the watercolor forum! This is a good question but the answer only really matters if you plan to enter a competition. In that case, rules of entry will apply, and even those vary from show to show. Outside of that, even the purest traditionalist will concur that a pen-and-ink drawing with color on it qualifies as “watercolor” for most purposes. I’d love to see your painting if ...
Hi I was wondering what types of signatures to use with for watercolor artists. Which might be more effective last longer, use watercolor to sign my name […]
I’d say there is little practical difference except watercolor reacts to water much differently than gouache and tempura, hence the blossoms which you generally only have to fight in watercolor. But gouache is a form of watercolor, with a bit different market it’s sold to, but it’s a lot more like tempura.
however this beg the question.. since it can be mix with water, what about medium? can I use watercolor medium like winsor and newton watercolor iridescent medium on watermixable oil paint to make pearlescent or metallic like paint?
May I ask if any of you have posted your watercolor works as a postcard? I mean to write address at the back and put a stamp […]
I use watercolor pencils exclusively. I can use colorless blenders to smooth out pigment, probably not just as good as wax or oil based. I use Faber Castell and Caran d’Ache. I don’t reccommend Lyra watercolor pencils though- very harsh, scratchy, tend to break and don’t lay down colour very well. Here’s an example of what I can do.