Description
- Absorbent or semi-absorbent surfaces (such as paper, canvas, other fabrics, wood, plaster, shells and hardboard) require no special prep before brushing on Daniel Smith Watercolor ground Apply straight from container using a soft-haired synthetic brush for a smooth finish, or a hog bristle brush for a more textured finish, one coat will cover most surfaces Curing: to allow Watercolor ground to attain the correct Degree of absorption, let Watercolor ground dry and cure for at least 24 hours.
- Because it creates a surface more absorbent than paper, Daniel Smith works best in conjunction with lower-water paints, such as watercolors and thinned acrylics.
- Finishing: as with all watercolors, your work on Daniel Smith Watercolor ground will need to be fixed if it will not be Framed behind glass For too long, the beautiful medium of watercolor has been confined to a paper-behind-glass niche.
- Now, with this exciting new ground, anything you've dreamed of painting with watercolor can become a reality.
- It's easy to use-just brush it on-and incredibly versatile. Here are a few tips for getting the best results.
- DANIEL SMITH Iridescent Gold Watercolor Ground allows you to paint watercolors on any surface and gives you a beautiful, iridescent gold surface to paint on!
- The ground makes a luminous gold paintable area when applied to a white surface, and because it is semi-transparent, it allows the color and/or pattern of the surface it is applied onto to show slightly through the iridescent gold sheen.
- For deepest gold, apply 2 to 3 thin coats of the Iridescent Gold Watercolor Ground.
- Your transparent and semi-transparent watercolors will add a glaze of color when painted over the Iridescent Gold Ground modifying their color.
- You can paint over an entire surface with the ground or only in areas that you wish to add iridescent gold effects, perhaps using the other DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Grounds in the other areas if you are not applying it to watercolor paper.