Art Spectrum 100% Cotton Watercolour Pad Hot Press

Name: Art Spectrum 100% Cotton Watercolour Pad Hot Press
Brand: Art Spectrum
SKU: PDZ859
Price: 36.25 AUD
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Experience the ultimate in watercolour paper quality with the Art Spectrum Watercolour Pad 100% Cotton Hot Press. This premium pad features 15 sheets of 100% cotton, hot press paper, providing a smooth surface that is ideal for fine detail work and vibrant watercolour washes. Perfect for artists who demand the best, this paper ensures that your watercolours remain bright and luminous, with excellent absorption and minimal warping.

Classroom Benefits:

Premium Cotton Paper: Made from 100% cotton, this pad offers superior absorbency and durability, making it perfect for professional watercolour work.
Hot Press Finish: The smooth, hot press surface is ideal for detailed artwork, allowing for sharp lines and intricate designs while still accommodating broad washes and layers.
Archival Quality: Acid-free and designed to last, this paper ensures that your artwork remains vibrant and intact over time, making it a great choice for artists who want to preserve their work.
Versatile Use: While perfect for watercolours, this paper is also suitable for ink, gouache, and other wet media, making it a versatile addition to your art supplies.

Art Spectrum | SKU: PDZ859

Size

A4 A3

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Watercolour Techniques

1. Where to begin
Start with good-quality paints which contain a greater percentage of pigment to filler, producing cleaner, stronger and more vibrant colours. This will also provide better colour-mixing results. Choose a 100% cotton or a cotton blend paper to ensure surface can hold water and is durable.
2. Wet on Wet: Create soft and diffusing blending.
One colour on wet paper seen above. Apply clean water to the paper. Lightly brush or dab paint onto the wet surface and watch the colour run and interact with the wet and textured surface.
Layering single colours
Experiment by layering multiple wet paint colours and layers on top of each other.
Two colours
Create organic blends by adding more than one colour.
3. Gradients
Paint a shape, clean the brush in water then blot, so brush is damp not wet. Expand the shape by slowly pulling out its edge. You may need to occasionally wipe the brush in between strokes, depending on the strength of the colour. NB: If the brush is too wet, the colour will just keep flowing and a dark to light effect will not be achieved.
Smooth colour blending: graduating from one colour to another
Paint two strokes using two different colours, leaving a gap in between. Clean brush. Work the edge of each to pull and extend the colours until they blend together in the middle.
4. Salt: Create a mottled resist.
Table salt used above. Apply salt to wet artwork. Salt will absorb the moisture, leaving a lighter colour wherever it has touched the surface. The results are complex mottling and speckling.
Rock salt
Experiment with different salt sizes and use sparingly for best results. For a sharper texture allow the paint to semi-dry before applying the salt.
5. Alcohol: create bleach-like, cellular effects
Alcohol droplets seen above. To create bleach-like effects, gently brush an alcohol-based liquid onto wet artwork.
Alcohol brush strokes
You can control the size of the cells by using different brushes. Jacquard Piñata Clear Extender and Copic Colourless Blender Ink are both suitable.
6. Dabbing on a Texture.
Tissue – heavily dabbed used above. Lightly dab wet watercolour with a scrunched-up tissue. You can vary the lightness by how hard you press.
Food wrap – scrunched
Swap the tissue for plastic food wrap, aluminium foil and bubble wrap to explore the differences each will create. Leave the dabber on the surface until paint has dried to vary the effect.