OPAQUE WATERCOLOURS – Are They The Real Villains?

I am regularly asked why, despite many of the colours I use being rated as opaque, I am still able to make paintings that look fresh and vibrant. In this video we explore how much your choice of pigments (opaque, transparent or somewhere in-between) has a bearing on your finished paintings……you may be surprised by the results!

Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
3:15 – Exercise 1
17:54 – Exercise 2
26:35 – Transparency Chart
30:45 – Conclusion

MY PAINTS & PALETTE:

DALER ROWNEY Artists Range (UK) – Available here https://geni.us/rwRJa6A
DALER ROWNEY Aquafine (Non-UK) – Available here https://geni.us/8bXMGe
JACKSONS CERAMIC PALETTE – Available here https://geni.us/TOCAJt

AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE:
This video contains affiliate links to products, which means that I receive a small commission on a purchase of those products without additional cost to you.

The purpose of this video is to share my knowledge and experience of landscape painting and watercolour with you and from time to time that may involve me recommending products that I use. I receive some of those products from manufacturers for free, but the products that I recommend are only products that I believe in, have used for many years and am comfortable to recommend to you.
The products that I receive are not contingent on me making any video tutorial content, nor are they part of a legal sponsorship arrangement.

Music by Dan Henig