'Poppy Beauty' 9 x 12 pastel over watercolor ©Karen Margulis purchase with paypal here $125 |
I have been working on watercolor underpaintings this week. In going through my supply of watercolors I came across 4 tubes of Schminke watercolors that I haven't been able to use because I couldn't get the tops off! I tried pliers, my trusty jar opener tool, a piece of rubber, rubber bands. Nothing worked. All I managed to do was twist the tube until I thought it might explode. So I gave up, drooling over the colors I could not open.
watercolor underpainting for another poppy pastel |
Two ways to open a watercolor tube |
Speaking of watercolor paint I prefer to use the pan watercolors for underpainting but I make my own by filling wells of a palette with my colors, letting them dry and wetting them when I want to use them. I am using Schminke and Daniel Smith watercolors but you can have a successful underpainting even with the cheap student pan watercolors.
I have several posts about watercolor underpaintings. If you'd like to read more search for watercolor underpainting in the search box on the sidebar. (right)
Artsy gifts for the Art Spirits ...love the gift wrap! |
1 comment:
soaking the tubes in water takes time and results in losing the label.
i keep a butane lighter in both my watercolor and oil painting boxes. heat the junction of the tube and cape, not hot enough to melt the cap or burn your fingers.
cap will twist right off. easy.
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