@PurpdaBurpPurp: Aw yissss! Then I will shower you with volts. :’3

@PurpdaBurpPurp: No worries! If you don't manage to enter, I'll come 'round and pay ya with volts or something for some art later =)

Also, how long have you been working with watercolours? =)

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@PurpdaBurpPurp: Awwww
At least you picked it up again!
~<3

Do you prefer blocks or tubes?

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@PurpdaBurpPurp: Firstly, I'm not fond of Reeves, myself.
Secondly, Kinkade I've heard can be really good for budget paints.
Thirdly, WATER
Seriously!
Cut open the tubes, take the dried blocks out and put it somewhere else. (Get a small container for 'em of course) And add water.
Watercolours are paints that you can reactivate! Waaaaater~<3

I mean, the palette I use (Royal Talens Van Gogh 18+2 set) I get the 10ml tubes to replace the colours I run out of, and just fill the spot for 'em... and once they dry, just... use 'em like the rest =)
Works perfectly ~<3

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@PurpdaBurpPurp: .... Mix your colours.
Seriously.

I mean, ok. I don't mix my colours as much as I should either (I do a lot of spacey/sky stuffs, so I don't really need to... I work with what I've got) but the few portraits I've done, none of my palettes have the perfect colours... so I've had to mix.

You'll have to learn it too.
You'll get much better colour control if you're mixing [s]And I've never seen a good skin tone in any set[/b]

Beyond that... make sure you're using good paper.
Crappy thin paper will not play nice with water DX

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@PurpdaBurpPurp: Could be a mix of both, actually.

CansonXL, for instance, isn't the best for laods of water on it.
But Strathmore tends to handle more water better.
(The watercolour paper options for them both, of course)

I've heard that Bee Paper is really good, and that Arches... Cold? pressed (Cold, I think.) is pretty much the best you can get.
My wallet cries when I think of trying Arches though. That shit ain't cheap.

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