Crafted By Colette

A place for me to ramble about my art and crafting exploits.


Waterbrush Experiments

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Things I have learned in the last hour..

One… do not outline in paint.

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Two… be patient and wait for one colour to dry before adding another colour right next to it.

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Three… I have one good brush and a bunch of crappy ones.

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Four… while the wide brush makes great rainbows when held sideways…

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… it does not work for details and small areas.

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Five… gradients are pretty (this is a cheat really cos I already knew this).

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Six… my unknown-brand watercolours are less pigmented than my Reeves pan.

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Seven… the cheap waterbrush I got from AliExpress leaks when you squeeze it.  I need a proper one.

 

 



One response to “Waterbrush Experiments”

  1. […] to admit have been mostly ignored since I discovered alcohol markers.  And last year I did some experimenting with a cheap waterbrush and the paints I’d had for […]

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