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Pencil and Watercolor Design Drawing for Ballet Costume; For a Modern Ballet
If I want my white gouache or Acryla accents to be a little off white is it ok to add a little watercolor to them ?
I’d say there is little practical difference except watercolor reacts to water much differently than gouache and tempura, hence the blossoms which you generally only have to fight in watercolor. But gouache is a form of watercolor, with a bit different market it’s sold to, but it’s a lot more like tempura.
I use watercolor pencils exclusively. I can use colorless blenders to smooth out pigment, probably not just as good as wax or oil based. I use Faber Castell and Caran d’Ache. I don’t reccommend Lyra watercolor pencils though- very harsh, scratchy, tend to break and don’t lay down colour very well. Here’s an example of what I can do.
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Grinding up pastels and painting only with them, like gouache, would most commonly be deemed water media, not watercolor. Only watercolor is watercolor. I agree with briantmeyer (to a point) in that if you are only painting for yourself, individual exhibitions and sales, who cares what you are using!
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