Hi friends! This was really fun to do and I have to say I am a bit surprised by the results! Do you have these products? Well, prep some paper (I use book pages and scrapbook paper) and paint along with me! We will paint an easy nest that would be adorable o a greeting card!

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Supplies:
WatercolorsWindsor & Newton (A crazy deal on amazon currently!) https://amzn.to/3gmJyva
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For watercolor ground, I used Transparent and Titanium white: https://shrsl.com/3t7c3
Gesso (Liquitex Clear gesso is a musthave IMHO!) https://shrsl.com/3t2dg
Watercolor brushes: https://www.craftamo.com/products/lin...
Other: Book pages, scrapbook papers, 1" flat brush for applying gesso, Qtip

The bottom line is the Liquitex clear gesso worked better than the transparent watercolor ground in my opinion plus is a wonderful surface prep for pastels and colored pencils making it a versatile art product. As for white, the Daniel Smith Titiniam white watercolor ground was better as a base for watercolor so I would recommend that if you want to do a lot of priming nonpourous surfaces for watercolor or if you like the idea of a watercolor paper correction fluid. For occasional use gesso is fine just not as absorbent which is to be expected since it is not designed for use with watercolor.

This is not an indepth look at all gesso or grounds, if you have tried others please let me know your results in the comments!

In conclusion, i recommend the Daniel Smooth Titanium white watercolor ground AND the Liquitex clear gesso.

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