As all paints, watercolours consist of pigments, binders, colour enhancers and fillers. The most popular binder for watercolour and gouache is gum arabic. Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum,…
We tested another new product by Nevskaya Palitra: Sonnet metallic watercolours in pans. Paints nicely wrapped in soft foil and labeled with manufacturer information. When you unwrap a pan you…
Decola glass and ceramic paints and liners. We just finished testing these new for Rusart Art Supplies products and we’re sharing results with you. First of all paints. They are water-based, so…
There are many techniques in oil painting and one of them is glazing. Glazing provides infinite play of colours and is commonly used for portraits. First of all, make sure…
If your paints are made by a respected manufacturer they should be properly marked and contain information on its transparency. Paints can be transparent, semi-transparent or opaque. Usually they are…
In addition to information on pigments and transparency paint labels usually have another mark – light fastness. All colours change their shades and fade with time if contacted with light,…