Painting with watercolour

Watercolours are transparent paints based on gum arabic. Painting in watercolours is a technique in which the paint, thinned with water or as it is, is applied on special watercolour paper. The paint has various constituents including pure pigments and Gum arabic, which ensures the pigments adhere to the paper. In contrast to gouache, watercolours are always transparent. Below are the step-by-step plans for watercolours.

Rembrandt's green tints - Royal Talens

Did you know the Rembrandt water colour range contains 16 green colours? At first sight, some of these greens may look pretty similar to each other, but we can assure you there are big differences! All of the greens in the Rembrandt water colour collection have their own unique properties.

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