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Uncover our range of Watercolour Paints at Discount Art & Craft Warehouse.
We believe that art should be accessible and available to everyone within every budget. Whether you are a professional or a beginner, we aim to provide you with exactly what you need! We stock a wide range of Watercolour Paints from the biggest art brands around including Derwent, Reeves, Winsor & Newton, Faber-Castell, Art Spectrum, Copic, Matisse and many more.
Delivery is Australia-wide so you can shop in the comfort of your own home.
FAQs about Watercolour Paint Supplies
How Do You Use Watercolour Paint?
There are various ways to use watercolour paints, but a classic way of using watercolours is to use the wet-on-wet method. Here's a simple way to get used to this painting technique.
1) Begin with a wet brush and paint two rectangles
2) See the damp makes you have painted with water
3) Add some watercolour from your palette and add it onto the first wet rectangle you just made
4) With the other rectangle, add in a few dabs of watercolour paint. This is good way to learn how to gauge the amount of water you like to use and the amount of paint.
5) Once the paint begins to dry, it should look quite different as the water colour will dry in unpredictable ways since you don't have as much of control due to the fluid nature of this painting technique.
6) Furthermore, once it has completely dried, it will have changed even more. The watercolours may not appear as strong, but great textures will begin to appear.
Now you can see how you may like to use this watercolour painting method in your projects.
Does Watercolour Stick To Acrylic Paint?
Acrylic paint sticks to watercolor paint if the watercolor is used first and the acrylic paint is applied in wet form or used as glazing. However, if acrylic paint is used first, it generally doesn't work favourably.
How Is Watercolour Paint Made?
The two main component that make watercolour paint are the pigment and the binder.
The pigment will provide the paint its colour and the binder will allow the paint to stick to the surface (watercolour paper) once it dries. The pigment is of soluble nature which allows the paint to become translucent when dissolved, however the binder is non-soluble, which allows it to keep its binding properties even when mixed with water.
Gum-arabic is the binder agent predominantely used in watercolour elaboration, however some brands use synthetic binders. Pigments on the other hand can come from a range of sources and are classified as either synthetic or natural or a mix of both.
Most watercolour paints also contain additives designed to extend the shelf life of the product as well as to enhance the paint performance.
What Do You Paint Watercolour On?
The surface used for watercolour paint has a huge impact on the end result of your artwork. Because of the water used for watercolour paint, the surface needs to be absorbent and allow for multiple applications without tearing or buckling.
Watercolour paper meets all those requirements, however, there are thousands of options in the market. They are categorized according to their weight, texture and manufacturing process.
Paper weight is measured in poinds (lbs) or grams per square metre (gsm). Lightweight paper is usually cheaper and ideal for beginners, however will require stretching, meanwhile heavyweight paper will be more resistant and is less likely to require stretching.
Three main texture categories of watercolour paper stand out: Hot pressed, cold pressed and rough, which range from smoother to rougher texture depending on the artists needs. As for materials used for the paper, you can choose between wood pulp based or cotton based.
Watercolour paints are a translucent painting medium that is coloured pigment combined with a water-soluble binder like gum-arabic. This means the paint dissolves when adding water and spreads thin over the painting surface.
The way watercolour paints work is that once the water dries the pigments of colour that are suspended in the water are then applied to the surface. The fluid nature of watercolours make them a fun and different option to traditional acrylic or oil paints.
Watercolour paints are a non-toxic paint, quick to paint with and are easy to clean. Compared to other pages, they have a light smell and dry quite quickly. Brushes just need to be cleaned with soap and water to remove the watercolour paints from the bristles.
Transparency is a major value of watercolour paint with light passing through the paint to give a beautiful luminescent effect on your art surface. Layering becomes really important with watercolour paint because naturally the transparent nature will impact the intensity of colors - so be sure to plan ahead!
Watercolour paints have been a favourite of artists for years with popular artists like Vincent Van Gogh & J.M.W. Turner having used the medium in their works.
Watercolour is a hugely fun medium that produces outstanding results. Watercolour offers easy clean up, less wasted paint, no harsh chemicals, transparency, and is a cost-effective way to paint. The world of watercolour paints is a big one, but here at Discount Art N Craft Warehouse, we stock only Australia’s favourite brands. Choose from Winsor & Newton, Koh-I-Noor and Reeves. Prices are kept low to ensure you can paint as often as you please.
Shop watercolour half pan paint sets, beginner sets, wooden box sets, watercolour markers, watercolour discs, paint sticks and individual paints. Shop brushes and aprons, easels and canvases, sponges and construction.
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Watercolour can have a reputation as being unforgiving and unpredictable, but with Discount Art N Craft Warehouse, watercolour is made easy. Shop now.