today i decided to paint on a different surface for fun. i picked up this aquaboard at the craft store the other day and i really liked it. while it has a paper like texture and absorbs water just the same it doesn't bow with the addition of water. it stays flat and that is SO NICE!! i think the color is consistent with paper as well.
it also says that you can seal it {not sure with what} but then frame it without glass. it says it will never tear, shrink or buckle... also good qualities. the best part is that this brand is not only made in the usa, but it's made right here in texas!! so, of course, i'm a fan :)
for this landscape i used a photo from our trip to kansas earlier this month.. open skies and cows :)
another tip i'm finding useful is watching watercolor artists on youtube. i find it interesting to watch other people and their styles of painting, how they lay on paint, build it up, and move it around their paper. not only interesting but insightful :)
kind of takes the pressure off, so if you're semi-interested in trying it you can watch and copy or watch and learn!!
what a fun week we have ahead... hope yours is full of sweetness and dress up!!
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