Painting Practice
Gouache comes back to life with water, but the painted layer can move too
Test how traditional gouache reactivates, then use brush moisture and fewer passes to keep a fresh layer from disturbing the colour underneath.
COLOUR, CRAFT & A LITTLE PATIENCE
Painting Practice
Painting Practice
Acrylic glazing starts with a dry layer and transparent colour
Explore acrylic glazing with a small test strip: transparent colour, a dry underlayer and careful observation as the medium clears.
Painting Practice
Mix a Colour String Before Painting the Whole Shadow
Use a small string of related paint mixtures to compare light and shadow before committing colour to a whole painting.
Painting Practice
Keep an Acrylic Wet Palette Useful Between Painting Sessions
Care for an acrylic wet palette by separating paper, foam and case maintenance, and testing paint consistency before returning to a saved mixture.
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Wet-on-Wet or Wet-on-Dry: Try Two Watercolour Edges Side by Side
Compare soft and crisp watercolour edges with a small two-patch exercise, then use the result to choose how you paint your next shape.