Candle
My paper doesn't allow me to spread the paint much. It dries really quick.
To do those white parts I ruined the paper 🫣 (it's 160gsm)
I don't know if the issue is from the paper or if it's because I'm using solid watercolours.
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Hi Jo, The painting is great, the proportions and light in the candle art beautiful!
I think the reason you are struggling spreading the paint is the paper - 160 gsm is on the thin side for watercolours (I use 300gsm usually). The solid watercolours shouldn't make a difference. I would recommend using this paper for Gouache (if you have it, as it requires less water), Line and wash (as we usually only add a thin layer of paint to the artwork in this technique) or mixed media/dry mediums. For pure watercolour paintings I would really recommend getting a block of thicker watercolour paper as it makes a world of difference! 100% cotton is best but even paper with a lower cotton ratio will be great for practice.