A common mistake I see many of the beginners who start with Watercolors do is not using artist grade watercolors. Many people keep asking me in my workshops or Instagram Live sessions if they can start with any non professional or non artist grade colors. Here is why you should NOT DO THAT AT ALL. The problem is, if you use some other student grade watercolor to begin with, then you will NOT get good results no matter how good you paint. Instead you can go for a low cost, affordable set of Watercolors to start with as a beginner, but make sure that you are using ARTIST GRADE Watercolors only. They can be either tubes or pans, that doesn't make much of a difference but it MUST BE ARTIST GRADE. How to check if the colors are artist grade Watercolors? Don't worry much about it. You just need to check if it is mentioned on the pack of those colors that they are artist grade watercolors. That's it. Sounds easy right ? Yes it is ! So, now that you know what you should mainl
Best type of Papers or Sketchbooks for Painting with Watercolors, Acrylics, Gouche, Oil Pastels, Inks, etc
Which paper or Sketchbook should I use to paint ?! This is one question people keep asking me many times. But before answering it, I always ask which medium do they wish to use it for ? Because the most important thing you need to understand is that you cannot use the same paper or Sketchbook for all mediums ! Yes, you heard me right. You cannot use the same sheet of paper for all the types of mediums. There are different papers for different mediums. Moreover, every medium works differently and appears differently on different types of papers depending upon the paper's quality and characteristics. So, it is really very important to know which paper to use for which medium. I am here to quickly guide you on the main things you must consider before buying Sheets or sketchbooks for creating your artworks in different mediums. I will right down some key points to look in before you buy the paper for that particular medium. I will also share some of my suggested preferences of sheet