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[Chris V++]

Having another go at watercolor. These were painted plein air on Arches last weekend.

 

[tall73]

Watercolor paper instead of yupo this time! The colors in the waves are well done. Is the white foam paint or scraped or preserved whites? It looks like paint because it appears to havs brush strokes.

 

[Chris V++]

Watercolor paper instead of yupo this time! The colors in the waves are well done. Is the white foam paint or scraped or preserved whites? It looks like paint because it appears to havs brush strokes.

. Thanks! Yes the watercolor set came with a white tube of gouache so I used that with a palette knife and brush for the froth. It’s really striking how different the same tube colors look on yupo v paper. The yupo reflects so much light that the paint looks more plastic if not unnaturally radiant. I did one on yupo the same day. I’ll upload shortly. Thanks again

 

[Chris V++]

Here is a sketch on yupo. Everything is more harsh

 

[tall73]

The gouache in particular seems to look less natural. Probably the denser pigment doesn't flow as much as it dries on top of the watercolor.