Varnish Make Pretty - Other Crafts

BP Bobby Peru Member Sydney, Australia Joined: Nov 20, 2004 Posts: 60	BP Bobby Peru Posted posted on Wed, Mar 29, 2006 2:00 PM hey Sneeakytiki, those paintings are great ! are you thinning down your paints only with water? I use liquitex binder/gloss for most of my colours, if i need to do a transparent wash i add some water as well, the binder will allow the paint to flow smoother and keep the same tone. however some colours are just a real problem. most artist grade paints wil have an opacity rating, Try to stick with the high opacity for backgrounds & lower for washes etc, i think a couple of brands even sell "background" series paints. cheers Bob

hey Sneeakytiki, those paintings are great !
are you thinning down your paints only with water?
I use liquitex binder/gloss for most of my colours, if i need to do a transparent wash i add some water as well, the binder will allow the paint to flow smoother and keep the same tone.
however some colours are just a real problem.
most artist grade paints wil have an opacity rating, Try to stick with the high opacity for backgrounds & lower for washes etc, i think a couple of brands even sell "background" series paints.

cheers
Bob

Post #223798 by Bobby Peru on Wed, Mar 29, 2006 2:00 PM