Creative Corner of KV Digapahndi

October 26, 2018

The traditional and most common support—material to which the paint is applied for watercolor paintings is paper . There are variety of paper for water color like fabriano, ivory, handmade, canson, mat, cant, buff and many more. Other supports include
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Watercolor paper is often made entirely or partially with cotton. This gives the surface the appropriate texture and minimizes distortion when wet.Watercolors are usually translucent, and appear luminous because the pigments are laid down in a pure form with few fillers obscuring the pigment colors. Watercolors can also be made opaque by adding Chinease White.

Watercolor paper comes in three difference finishes: rough, hot-pressed or HP (smooth), and cold-pressed or NOT (semi-smooth). Try all three to see which you prefer.

Note for Beginners: If you've only just started watercolors, don't stress too much over the color of your watercolor paper. The important thing is to be aware that it differs, to try various brands and weights to see what each is like. Don't buy only one brand and never try anything else. Use artist water color for painting.

There is a difference between the two sides of a sheet of watercolor paper, with one side usually slightly smoother (less hairy) than the other. But we wouldn't them "right" and "wrong" because which was which would depend on what you require from your watercolor paper.

The smoother side of a paper is better if you're painting a lot of detail, while the hairier side is better if you're wanting to build up color by using use lots of glazes.

SOME WATER COLOR MATERIALS

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