• Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    Nice!

    I spent so much time practicing flat water color coloring, it’s really hard.

    • HelterSkeletor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      flat water color

      Might be your paper, getting an even wash has a lot to do with your paper. Your technique might be good but wood-pulp paper is tricky to get an even wash.

      • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        I think my paper is good, good catch though been there done that!

        I do the “moving a blob of paint around” on a slightly leaning paper to get that flat look.

        When you say wash, how do you do it, like washing around?

        • HelterSkeletor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          3 months ago

          A wash, just being a separate, distinct layer of color or colors which is allowed to dry before a second wash may be applied.

          I must have misunderstood when you said “flat”, just getting that even coat of color. Sounds like you’re using a bead to get an even wash, slowly working down the incline of your surface which is how I do it. On good paper using that method has always given me the most even wash if that’s what I’m going for.

            • HelterSkeletor@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              3 months ago

              Good is kinda relative. I like Arches cold pressed ($$$) or Baohong academy ($$). Any 100% cotton 140lb paper is probably good. Pulp paper is cheap enough I use it for watercolor sketches or studies which means I paint more but the quality is all over the place. Pulp paper is harder to paint on, it’s less forgiving of moisture control. Jackson’s has some good cheap blocks I recommend.