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Published: 2011-08-30 14:04:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 2267; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 82
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it's a bit old by now, but if it still helps that's ok x)my new watercolour tutorial!
hope it's helpful!
art(c)me, Muffin's Art
www.muffins-art.weebly.com
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Very nice tutorial. Do you paint wet on wet? And which reds, yellows, and blues are you using?
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thanks!
yes I do, to blend in colours. I use wet on dry when I want hard shadings.
I mostly use cadmium red and cadmium yellow, sometimes a more pinkish red.
I often mix my yellow with a bit of brown to make it more pastel-like
and I use all kinds of blues but here I used a turqoise blue
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hehe! 
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yes, the masking fluid tears off a bit of the paper, if you use a thin layer, then it tears off less
it's not very suitable for it I know
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that's what I hate soo friggin much about the masking fluid... you make an astonishing background, and then it tears the entire piece to shreddes... ggnaaah!!!
With what kind of paper you have the least of problems? cus I realy feel sometimes limited with not being able to work out the background as I would want to :S
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I have the least problems with canson 300 gsm cold press, and the lanaquarelle 300 gsm cold press
kheb ook canson katoen geprobeerd, werkt ook
but I use a very thin layer of masking fluid!
also, dip your brush in water with soap first(water met afwasmiddel)then it won't stick to the paper as much
maar idd die van hahnemuhle durven scheuren
en dan als het droog is, gewoon over wrijven met je vingers tot het eraf is
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alrightie! 
maar alvast mercikes!
oh trouwens, lukt 't voor zaterdag?
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ja, ik kom
eigenlijk kom ik morgennamiddag al aan in genk, omdat de verbindingen zaterdagochtend slecht uitkomen
dus ik blijf er dan al een nachtje x), maar zaterdagnamiddag ga ik dan weer naar huis, ik trek pas officieel in de 13e september x)
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alrightie!
en jullie hebben de mail van Eddy gehad betreffende 't internet en de betaling he? Eddy zal op de dag zelf nog wel een woordje uitleg geven.
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hehe ok
ja, en we hebben het ook al gestort(die 35 euro daar) en de maandelijkse kost zal elke maand gestort worden als bestemde opdracht
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perfect!
Is echt een hoop geregel om dat allemaal in orde te krijgen dat internet man!
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en gaat het er al liggen, het internet?
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nee, moet nog aangesloten worden, maar 't is in orde (of zou toch moeten) wanneer school begint.
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oh, en heb je masking fluid ook getest op daler Rowney cold pressed? heb 't in een aanbieding lekker meegegritst!
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I must comment on one thing though - regardless of preference, what you say about brushes is misleading. There is a reason why animal fur brushes are much more expensive than synthetic ones, and that is because of their incredible capability to transport more pigment and solvent (in the case, the water), without losing their fine edge and precision - contrarily to synthetic brushes, you carry more liquid, but touching the paper does not necessarily lead to all the liquid spreading through the paper. These properties make the animal fur brushes quite superior to the synthetic ones - though there are pretty good synthetic brushes available in the market as well.
And if you feel very concerned about animal cruelty and such, regarding the use of the fur, rest at ease. The weasels/sables/marders are not killed for their fur - every part of them is used for feeding or other purposes in the regions they live in, with the tails being (in the case of Windsor and Newton's Series 7) hand picked for the finest quality brushes - naturally their price reflects this
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I didn't say that you shouldn't buy animal fur brushes, I just said that synthetic ones are good enough to start with
ofcourse fur brushes are better, but they're not a necessity when painting when you're a beginner
I know it's not animal abuse, but I just don't really feel the need to try them out
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I'm sorry, it seems we both misunderstood each other! 
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yes, I meant that synthetic brushes are good as a start
I can't afford them either hehe
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oh wow
awesome tutorial!!
what exactly do you use the salt for?
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it gives a snowy effect, which you can't see here because it's a light picture x)
but it works well in darker colours
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