Granulating Watercolor

I love working with watercolor.  I love how the colors mix on the paper and now I'm experimenting with granulation.  

Some paints are created to create granulation when painting.  Others can be mixed with granulating solutions to breakup the pigment into particles. You can really see the granulating effects in this painting.  Totally different effect than painting with regular watercolors.

I love it because it makes painting a landscape so much easier.

I added some detail (like the tree and hills) with colored pencil.

This painting is done with Daniel Smith Genuine paints.  I tried granulating my regular watercolors with salt water as well with a granulating solution but didn't have much success.

You know me.  I love texture and color and this granulating effect makes me happy on both counts!



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