What the Hell Is a Swatch?
If you’re interested in watercolor painting and start looking for information on YouTube, chances are you’ll come across someone carefully painting watercolor in small squares. As far as I know, there’s no real term…
If you’re interested in watercolor painting and start looking for information on YouTube, chances are you’ll come across someone carefully painting watercolor in small squares. As far as I know, there’s no real term…
A dip pen is useful to most watercolorists, it is a good tool for fine lines and details. With a brush it’s hard to draw lines, but that’s what a dip pen is for….
There is some talk about how to use textile glue as a masking fluid. I have understood that there are tips about this in various Facebook groups and in other places. Some of my…
There is also fashion in terms of framing. Boxes, tall frames with free-hanging artwork were popular in the 90s. During the 1940s and 1950s, wide neutral frames with linen fabric were used. Nowadays, the…
Are you one of those people who use masking fluid sometimes? Maybe you are one of those who use one from Winsor & Newton which is a popular brand, in which case you have…
I recently read an article in which the author praised his recent discovery of using two water tanks. One to rinse the brush in and the other to have access to clean water. This,…
When a new student arrives at my courses, they usually have a pencil with them, at least those who have painted before, those who have not painted do not have a pencil. Pretty much…
Masking fluid is a liquid rubber solution that is applied to the watercolor paper to save parts of the white paper. Small white details are difficult to save by just painting around them. Then…

