That’s why I suggest you use a separate glass, ceramic or plastic temporary palette you can clean when you are done and work with small amounts of paint fresh from the tube. Just like with any experiment there may be side effects. The possible downsides to this experiment… Alway rinse off your brush in the fresh water before grabbing salt water to paint with so you can keep the salt water clean. I might need to dilute it more bit that is about max saturation especially because I prefer to paint with cold water as not to disturb the sizing on the paper more than I have to. You can dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt in a cup of water at room temperature so I’m going to try that. I suggest having one bucket of fresh water (for cleaning your brush) and one bucket of salt water for wetting the paper and mixing on your palette. (BTW by temporary I DO NOT mean disposible, I mean one you do not leave/store your paint permanently in.) *Only put out a small amount of paint because we will be contaminating it with salt, that’s why I recommend you work fresh from the tube. Temporary palette or white ceramic plate you can wash when you are done.Feel free to experiment as that is what we are doing today! Use any watercolors you want! I will use Phthalo blue (or cerulean) Cobalt teal (if you have it, no worries if you don’t) yellow ochre or Naples yellow, burnt sienna and sap green.I am going to paint on my 6″x9″ Aquabee paper.Here is a pattern you can trace *This is a jpg so print it out whatever size you like.This is the reference photo I am going to use.I am really excited to see how it turns out! The replay will be available in the player below after the broadcast. Tune in at 12:30pm ET on YouTube see thee what happens when we paint with the saltwater in our painting. Colors that were normally granular (ultramarine blue, cobalt teal and burnt sienna) were super granular afterward and smoother color got a bit of sediment to them. I painted some swatches of the colors I am using with salt water. This will be our “control” so we can see how different doing the exact same painting with the salt water will compare. This morning I painted this painting in the customary way with watercolor using fresh water like we always do. Howdy friends! I am so excited to try this experiment today! We will doing a painting using salt water as our medium rather than fresh water. Read the rest of this post for more info and to watch the step by step painting video! This effect would be really fun if you used YUPO paper I think! The bottom sample is the saltwater one. The saltwater painting was much brighter and you can see the extra granulation in the sky area. Please do not share.Edited to add side by side photos of today’s paintings! The painting on the left was done with fresh water and the one on the right was done using saltwater and the same paints. Putting everything together with a step-by-step guide to laking.Ĭopyright: This e-book purchase is one license for personal use. Learn about the nutrients that make the dye, sourcing ingredients, and dye extraction methods. Mordants and precipitators explained, and other factors that affect ingredients. Part One: Introduction to Lake Pigments with Helpful Terms ExplainedĪ brief explanation of chemical terms, a look at pH, and a few helpful photos and diagrams.Ī detailed look at all the tools with recommendations for substitutions. The purchase of this item includes one digital download of our complete beginner's guide to making lake pigments, delivered immediately to the email address used for purchase.ĭid you know that Van Gogh made his own lake pigments?
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