Anybody who uses watercolor, can you shill me your favorite brand of paint? I keep buying cheap ones that aren’t pigmented enough. Favorite brush suggestions are also of interest. 🫂
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nostr:nprofile1qqs2ve9yju7dy05l8v66vfpf7an34w3v9tngcqe38yfmtskhwf5ajpsrz83pp can you help Noshole?
idk but i really recommend you just get some nice fine sable brushes and indian ink and get comfortable with the brush and the irrevocable nature of its marks
it's like nostr, only on paper
seriously, watercolour is fast... it's a sketch medium, really, you can't fuss over it
if you want to fuss over brushwork, acrylic is a good cheap start but you can rework oils for hours before they set in
but if you want to learn how to use a brush, ink.
ink. ink. ink.
indian fucking ink.
you won't regret it, it's like magic
Probably a stupid question, but isn’t that gonna get everywhere and can it be mixed with water ?
no, really it's not that bad for getting everywhere, it's fairly thick, and yes, you can dilute it and make shading too
i'm telling you, if you want to master painting, ink is square one
good fine brushes help a lot too, i recommend sable, it is very soft, but check out the options, there is several other options but sable is the most pliant and soft and absorbent
oh yeah, also, when you want to do colours, you can do them in ink as well, but the next after that, not so wishy washy as watercolor is guache, and i forget the other one, one is from egg white and the other from milk protein, these types of paints are more thick and pigment stronger, but are a little more workable than watercolor
Ok tell me the ink and brushes to buy if you don’t mind and I will give them a try 🙏
honestly it's been soooo long since i did this stuff!
i just remember, best brushes were sable, and the ink is just called "indian ink" but that's only black, you can get other types of ink as well, in red, blue, green, etc, but the main characteristic of ink is it sets fast, even faster than watercolour and usually very dense pigment (often actually dye)
Then you should order some too and do it with me 🤔
haha
but i have no puff puff
Do you puff? You have to come to the next one 🥹
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I use Qor because a watercolor teacher recommended that brand as good pigment for the price, though I haven’t really played with enough other brands to know a difference. I do *adore* the Coliro metallic set I have; depending where you are, I think the brand is also known as Finetec. I do know paper makes a HUGE difference, so spend some money there.
Omg thank you so much. Also, what paper do you like?
I like 300 g/m2 paper (always look at the g/m2 NOT the lb. value). I haven’t done enough to prefer cold or hot press or rough - it just depends how much texture you want. If you can, go Arches. If you’re just practicing brushwork and brush control and you don’t care that much about the output, you could do Canon or Strathmore at as high a g/m2 as you want to spend. My 32 sats worth. 👍
Hello!
I use Winsor and Newton Professional colors and Holbeine! Artist watercolors. Do not need many tubes. 5 to 7 are enough.
For watercolor, to use a good paper is important, I find.
Hell yeah! I love the way yours look. What paper do you like?
oh yeah, Windsor and Newton make really nice "watercolor pencils" which let you draw like pencil and then watercolour them into more wispy, dreamy stuff, definitely recommended to get some good fine brushes for watercolour pencils
Winsor Newton
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