My Materials. Part 1. The Holy Trinity.
What’s on my Pallet? I’m glad you asked. I’ve had some people wanting some tutorial stuff and demos around techniques etc. I’ll be getting to those very shortly but in the meantime I figured that I’d show you all my materials and pallet. Please check out my Website , facebook , twitter and Etsy shop. T he holy trinity. PAPER BRUSHES PAINTS Paper I’ve tried 90% of the options out there and I’m afraid to say that there is only one paper that works for me. Arches. This just happens to be the most expensive option but realistically, I am a firm believer that if you want to progress with your work, you need to be fussy with materials. I would order them in this order of importance… Paper, paints, then brushes. I’ve settled into Arches 300gsm Rough paper in either natural or bright white. It takes a beating and a soaking and always dries pretty much flat. The texture is great for doing smooth washes to sparkling water and such fr...