You cannot get a brighter white than that of the paper you're using. White paint is opaque and will never resemble the brightness of the paper, so this should be reserved at all costs.
I don't use white paint because for me, the beauty of watercolour is its transparent nature. I therefore have to keep the areas that I want to remain white reserved.
There are three ways to reserve the white of the paper...
I don't use white paint because for me, the beauty of watercolour is its transparent nature. I therefore have to keep the areas that I want to remain white reserved.
There are three ways to reserve the white of the paper...
Tutorials 1-22 have been published as an ebook. The Watercolour Book : How to Paint Anything is currently available to download from Amazon. Or, subscribe to my online "art group", the book is included and has the advantage of links to other relevant chapters. This is available by paying a subscription of £10 a month, less if you subscribe in a block booking. For more information about this please click here.
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