17 June, 2006
- Marty Yokawonis
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I have used fixative maybe once or twice on a watercolor mostly to set an area so putting more paint on top wouldn't disturb the initial layers but I would add that if the effect you are after is to do multiple layers of paint without changing the layers underneath just adding some acrylic medium to your water that you use for painting will do the trick and not change the look of the watercolor at all ***BUT*** if you are brushing on layers of acrylic medium you will get a reflective brush mark reflecting surface. The swirls and passes of the brush when you apply the acrylic medium will show - they absolutely will show as a reflection on the surface of the painting and the colors will be brighter more wet looking too.
05 June, 2006
- Jacqueline Bishop
- 05 Jun 2006
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Original Post: sealing watercolors?
should i seal my watercolors paintings with something when i am finished with them? i am teaching my self how to paint with them & i did not know if you were suppose to or not. also what would be the best paper to use, i did some on watercolor paper i got at walmart as that was the closet place to find any in my area & i noticed my paintings look grainy, i had some made by Stratmore& my paintings seem to come out alot smoother looking but i only had a few sheets left over from my aerosol art. i will have to order some paper on line as there is not a decent craft supply with in 100 miles of me, so i would appreciate your input as to what i should be looking to order.i have 2 of my watercolors posted in my gallery & you can see what i am talking about,one on walmart Poo, & one on stramore. thanks for your help. ZAZ
