Being neglecting my
watercolor sets lately, so took out the
Maimeri Blu 12 half pan watercolor set for some coloring tests on card stock photocopies and a few sketchbooks.
The paints looked brighter and dried more evenly on the off-white paper of the
Exacompta sketchbook. The paint tended to sit on top of the white card stock longer and dried unevenly with a blotchy appearance.
Coloring test on Georgia Pacific white card stock.
Test doodle on
Cachet watercolor book. Mostly trying them side by side with my latest pair of
Daniel Smith watercolor sticks to see if there was any noticeable difference in their handling. The latter just seem to brush and spread more easily.
Test doodle on
Hand Book Artist Journal.
Waterproof coloring outline drawn with
Liquitex acrylic ink.
Coloring test on
Maruman Art Spiral sketchbook.
The
Maimeri Blu half pans tended to dissolve into fairly thick opaque paint puddles that looked and behaved more like gouache. Still got to keep experimenting with it, but so far the
Daniel Smith watercolor sticks seemed to dissolve faster and brush more easily into even washes by comparison.
Being neglecting my watercolor sets lately, so took out the Maimeri Blu 12 half pan watercolor set for some coloring tests on card stock photocopies and a few sketchbooks.
The paints looked brighter and dried more evenly on the off-white paper of the Exacompta sketchbook. The paint tended to sit on top of the white card stock longer and dried unevenly with a blotchy appearance.
Coloring test on Georgia Pacific white card stock.
Test doodle on Cachet watercolor book. Mostly trying them side by side with my latest pair of Daniel Smith watercolor sticks to see if there was any noticeable difference in their handling. The latter just seem to brush and spread more easily.
Test doodle on Hand Book Artist Journal.
Waterproof coloring outline drawn with Liquitex acrylic ink.
Coloring test on Maruman Art Spiral sketchbook.
The Maimeri Blu half pans tended to dissolve into fairly thick opaque paint puddles that looked and behaved more like gouache. Still got to keep experimenting with it, but so far the Daniel Smith watercolor sticks seemed to dissolve faster and brush more easily into even washes by comparison.
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2 comments:
I find your blog very interesting, I love new materials. Did you ever come across Piston Fill Waterbrush & Water Brush Fountain Pens? I usually use Pentel, Kuretake, Koi water brushes. Thank you. Nikira.
Thank you for your comment Nikira. I also rely on Pentel Aquash, Kuretake Niji, and Koi waterbrushes. I have seen some posts about the Ackerman Pens, that seem to have a piston-loading mechanism. Yet I have not tried them myself. Since several posts and user reviews were rather negative on their performance, I feel it is not warranted to take the chance on them while my current tools meet my needs satisfactorily.
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