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Why granulation is affected by how long the paint sat in the pan

Why granulation is affected by how long the pai...

Paint has a history before it reaches the paper. A pan that was fully dry and slowly rehydrated behaves differently from a pan that remained damp or was repeatedly disturbed...

Why granulation is affected by how long the pai...

Paint has a history before it reaches the paper. A pan that was fully dry and slowly rehydrated behaves differently from a pan that remained damp or was repeatedly disturbed...

Why rewetting a dry wash changes the pigment itself

Why rewetting a dry wash changes the pigment it...

Rewetting is often described as reactivation, as if adding water simply returns paint to its original state. But a dry wash has already gone through a process. Pigment particles have...

Why rewetting a dry wash changes the pigment it...

Rewetting is often described as reactivation, as if adding water simply returns paint to its original state. But a dry wash has already gone through a process. Pigment particles have...

Collage

Finding Flow in Abstract Collage Without a Form...

Mid-January slows everything down. Light flattens. The cold makes us move less. In the studio, we don’t step in with clarity so much as we shuffle toward the pile of...

Finding Flow in Abstract Collage Without a Form...

Mid-January slows everything down. Light flattens. The cold makes us move less. In the studio, we don’t step in with clarity so much as we shuffle toward the pile of...

Why cold pressed paper is not a neutral middle ground

Why cold pressed paper is not a neutral middle ...

Cold pressed paper is often described as balanced. Neither too smooth nor too rough. A safe default. A neutral choice. In practice, cold pressed paper is anything but neutral. Its...

Why cold pressed paper is not a neutral middle ...

Cold pressed paper is often described as balanced. Neither too smooth nor too rough. A safe default. A neutral choice. In practice, cold pressed paper is anything but neutral. Its...

Mixed Media Drawing

Simple Mixed Media Drawing Techniques That Comb...

Mid-January has a way of slowing everything down. The cold presses in, light flattens out, and we spend more time at the studio table just sitting, looking, noticing what does...

Simple Mixed Media Drawing Techniques That Comb...

Mid-January has a way of slowing everything down. The cold presses in, light flattens out, and we spend more time at the studio table just sitting, looking, noticing what does...

Why paper sizing matters more than pigment brand

Why paper sizing matters more than pigment brand

Pigment brands receive a lot of attention. Names, formulas, reputation. Paper sizing far less so. Yet sizing often determines how watercolor behaves more than the paint itself. Sizing controls how...

Why paper sizing matters more than pigment brand

Pigment brands receive a lot of attention. Names, formulas, reputation. Paper sizing far less so. Yet sizing often determines how watercolor behaves more than the paint itself. Sizing controls how...