I love watercolor and gouache because they produce a beautiful mark- and what lovely colors! They really are easy media to use; you can start and stop a painting session without a lot of fuss. I guess if oils are the Queen of painting, then watercolor is the really hot courtier that The Queen is fucking.
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I like to paint on board best of all. I’m smitten with Ampersand’s Aquabord. When you’re done you just the sign the darling and give it several coats of Krylon UV Archival spray. I favor the matte finish. Shake well, and then shake that can some more!
The Arches paper in blocks is lovely. I probably put down the most paint on the Arches. I now use the cold press as I seem to be more invested in presenting an easier, more painterly appearance.
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As mentioned in a previous post, in the last year I’ve been trying Fredrix watercolor canvas. So far, so good. The advice Fredrix gives to wipe down the canvas prior to painting is very necessary (unless you’re going for a specific effect).
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For watercolor paint I’m still using Schmincke and Daniel Smith. Daniel Smith offers some rather singular and wonderful color choices. For gouache I use Schmincke, Winsor & Newton and M. Graham & Co.
If you’ve never met Gouache, think of it as thick, opaque watercolor with a cool name.
Thank you Daniel Smith for your cool colors! I understand that they are closing their retail store in Seattle, and I will be sad to see them go. I shall have to buy my Daniel Smith paint from Blick. The only art supply stockist of any import left in Seattle will be the Blick store on Capital Hill. I hate to go there without a curbside order fulfillment in hand because I generally leave there with my shopping list only partially complete.
Pans! Pans are lovely for painting “quickies” and for all small work really. For large passages of paint I do prefer tube paint in dishes, but for much of my painting I just stick with my always-ready-to-go pan boxes.
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Brushes are weird. No matter the quality (price), it’s all an evil lottery with brushes. Especially fucking rounds.
Some are good (or ocassionally gooder), most are ok, and some are apparently meant to dust knickknacks at Farmor’s house.
If you find a brush that works, you order more and hope that some will be good. Disappointing and infuriating brushes should always be set aside for other uses, including small guests in the studio.
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