It is rewarding to discover numerous ways to make marks on the paper. Dragging the brush and painting irregular edges are real expressive. Simply drawing with the brush can be very satisfying. It is important to leave patches of paper unpainted as this can provide a layer of dimension and texture in your painting.
I really like this Holbein watercolor paper that I have been painting on recently. It is a bright white paper which brings out the colors of the pigments. It is 140 lb paper but it seems to take many washes and hold it's own.
The yellow-green color swatch on the top of the page I made by combining cadmium yellow and cerulean blue. The lower right gray color swatch was made by combining veridian and cadmium red.
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