That was my son when he was 2 saying “daddy loves to draw”

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Fascinating- thank you! That’s cool. Thanks for watching!

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Yes but it was a long while ago. I painted a bridge in watercolor and then gouache to compare the two. I have changed a bit in method and should do that again some time. Thanks for watching

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You totally can! A lot of muddiness tends to come from having a tiny bit too much water and it doesn't have the strength in consistency that you need. Thanks for watching!

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Thank you very much for the help on that- I can fix the title.

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Hi Sheryl. Thanks for pointing this out to me. I thought they were turned on. I'm not great with tech and youtube. I just checked and it said it was on. I'll try to look into this but hopefully I fixed it on here.

It is illustration board from crescent. It’s very thick so it does not warp.

It is a refillable metal box from Artemiranda. The wells are great- they’re double full pan size. The box is only $25 or so. It’s not perfect in craft but it is very handy.

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Thank you for watching! This was an old schmincke palette I cut the bottom flap off. If you look up schmincke tins you could find it, it’s the square shaped watercolor one for half pans.

Thank you! I have used a couple different kinds. You’d definitely at least want satin or gloss but gloss would likely bead and shine a lot. These were done with “Klass Kote” 2 part epoxy enamel. Automotive acrylic enamel works. They sell 2k sprays too- that you push a plunger in and it blends the 2 part. All metal boxes stain a bit though- you’ll never outrun that. I have a couple expensive, nice boxes I got from the professionals and they stain too. If staining bothers you, you may enjoy porcelain palettes more. They take anything and clean to zero the easiest. My recent boxes I’ve used a marine 2 part paint. Those paints are expensive though and by the time you buy them and the thinner and spray bottles you have pretty much bought a pro-made box - oy.

@JaredCullum Wow! Thank you so much for sharing extensive information and your valuable experiences. I need to study on these things one by one😅 It's always a joy to see your paintings, outdoor painting and diy works(sketch easel and palettes). I appreciate it! God bless you!

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In my experience- it’s more than likely water ratio… when you’re layering or painting - after the initial stain or block in- it’s best to keep it at around 0-10% water. Any water in the gouache weakens it greatly and lifts other layers. So you want enough on the brush to move it but not so much that it lifts. So it’s best to tap it on a paper towel to reduce the water. A fully charged brush has too much water. So don’t go clean, load, paint. You want to clean, tap off excess and then load and paint.

It is- I let it thoroughly dry between use. You can reactivate gouache enough to do smaller sketches and work. If you’re doing anything bigger than a business card for study - it’s best fresh from tube. My preferred method is pouring a little in paper towel, rolled up into a 1” tube and dipped in water. That keeps it wet for a long time. If you’re pouring it in a palette it is prone to mold or pouring out if you tilt it. It also dries into chalky bits so I only recommend that if you’re doing a lot a lot of gouache painting.

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Thanks for commenting. It took about 45 minutes. That’s how long the Patreon version is and I didn’t edit it down.

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I think that the stained colour should dry totally before you can paint another layer over it. Further, when doing the layer on top, we need to paint it as far as possible with a single stroke. Multiple stroke may cause the water in the top layer to seep fast into the bottom layer and re-activate it. So we need to avoid doing scrubbing with the brush when doing the top layer.

The key is in the water ratio. Great observation, Pmnirmal.. yes it is all gouache. The stained layer has about 80% water so it’s super loose. It doesn’t come undone too much. From then on- I use next to NO water. Just enough to clean the brush and even then I tap it on a paper towel to reduce water. It’s the water ratio that messes with layers. If you get the water minimal you can layer well. Not enough and it’s all dry brush so it takes a bit to get that right consistency. I try to be direct as possible and not layer too much because it is a risk but the key really is controlling that water ratio so it doesn’t loosen up beneath.

@@JaredCullum thanks for the answer, and yes this is my struggle, I've been painting with gouache now for a year and still struggle everytime with the water balance! One tip someone gave me is to stain the page with watercolors since it doesn't re-activate and it worked, but the problem is you have to have watercolors just for staining purposes

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