I have a canvas that says "acrylic primed for use with all mediums" and wanted to make sure I could use watercolor paints on it!. I was also hoping to find out some tips for painting with watercolors!. Thanks :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I would only use watercolor paper for watercolor paints!. It's pretty cheap!. Save the canvas for when you use oils or acrylics!. Yes, there are special brushes for watercolor!. You never use ones you've used for anything else!. Wherever you buy your brushes, whether at a store or online, there will be seperate sections for watercolor brushes and other brushes!. Within watercolor brushes, there are a variety of brushes, from ones meant to do washes, thin lines, etc!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Personally, I can't stand painting watercolor on a canvas!. I've tried it on specific watercolor canvases and it didn't work well!. It's nearly impossible to paint over paint because the color underneith will "lift" off or wash off when touched with new wet paint!. I'd reccomend using watercolor paper which can be inexpenisve but you get what you pay for, you know!? The thing to remember is that watercolor isn't like acryllics or oils or whatever!. It's unique in that it's transparent, so it's virtually impossible to paint over a mistake!. So be sure you sketch first, most artists create a value sketch on a second sheet of paper using charcoal etc!. That way there's less of a chance you'll need to compensate for mistakes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com all the canvas is saying is that they used a clear or white acrylic to prime it so that it is ready to be painted on!. for all mediums means that you can use anything on it, so yes the water color will work with it!. there are many different ways to paint with water colors!. you can wet the surface that you wish to paint a certain color, then get the brush wet again pick your color and spread it around in the wet area!. just experiment on a piece a paper to find the right look that you want for your painting!. any brush that is really soft to the touch, meaning not stiff or corse, will work great with water colors!. GOOD LUCK!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com Not sure about the canvas one!. But lets see!.!.!. If i can lend some helping tips with colors that look good toghether!.!.!. Colors that are opposite from each other on the color wheel look good next to each other and they pop out at you making things look better!. Such as Blue and orange!.!.!. Pink and Green!.!.!. Yellow and Purple!.!. and so on!.!.!. I like panting with angle brushes and just regular tipped ones!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |