Can Daniel Smith watercolor ground make cheat paper better?

[@MusicLover-sb7mo]

Interesting! If anything it is a great reminder that quality paper makes a difference. Something ai really didn’t understand when ai first started.

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

The quality of your watercolor paper matters more than the quality of watercolor paints or brushes, in my experience. With alcohol ink, I use photo paper mostly. Finding the right brand and quality is equally important. I tried so many when I first started and finally tried the kirkland brand. What a difference! The Amazon brand works well but isn't as thick.

[@deborahruth5072]

This is an excellent demonstration and comparison of the watercolor ground. I have the same paper that has been sitting around for so many years. I am going to try this as I have a small jar of the same ground. Thank you for this demo, much appreciated. I am so glad I found this channel.

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching. 😊

[@Jenny-yl2hw]

Thank you for testing this medium, I think I'll save my money..

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

@@Jenny-yl2hw you're welcome 😊

[@ReneeW59]

Another thing people use the ground for is to paint on non-watercolor surfaces, like wood, for instance.

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

Yes! I'm looking forward to trying it on wood. 😊

[@bls924]

I have used DS watercolor for correcting small mistakes. I love it for that, but, I have found it to change the tooth of the paper, and smooth out the texture a lot. As far as using for a larger piece of paper I'm wondering if two very thin coats with a 24 hour dry time in-between would work on inexpensive paper.

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

@bls924 i think it's good for small corrections on wc paper or to add to a surface you wouldn't normally use watercolor on, but I also think it's just best to buy 100% cotton paper rather that what I did in this experiment.

[@puppeli]

I faintly remember reading a comment, on Teoh Yi Chie's video, demonstrating Daniel Smith (and Holbeins) watercolor ground, saying that you dont need to apply the ground so thickly. And that you can water it down before applying it on your paper (Teoh was using it to resize, his 100% cotton Arches watercolor paper)

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

Thank you for that information. 😊

[@wendyslowski9058]

I think I would use this product if I have some expensive paper that has lost it's sizing. I have paper that I considered "too good" to use and has now lost it's sizing.

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

@@wendyslowski9058 good idea

[@pralston8012]

I have used this product on varied surfaces, which is what it was originally designed for. Metal, ceramic, glass, wood, any surface that you would like to apply a water medium pigment. It is simply designed to act like a gesso. What you need to know is that it is designed to be a 2mm thick layer. This demo does not represent that original intention by the manufacturer. It is not paper so watercolor will not move as it does on paper. Simple physics. The intention has become to use it as a white out for "mistakes". Fine if you are a coloring book type of artist as seen here. I have also used the exact paper shown here with excellent results. One just needs to know your materials.

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

@@pralston8012 indeed

[@LisaMischelle]

what brush were you using in this demo? Looks like it holds water well!

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

It's a silver black velvet brush. They do hold a lot. They are my favorite brushes.

[@francehebert2403]

@@VivoVintageDesignsIt’s not rather a Princeton in this video?

[@VivoVintageDesigns]

@@francehebert2403 I had to pause the video and enlarge the image. You are correct. It was a princeton brush. I believe it's an aqua elite. Thank you for pointing that out.