Studio · Foundations · lesson 3
Wet-on-wet vs wet-on-dry
Paint on wet paper and it spreads softly. Paint on dry paper and it stays crisp. The 'shine test' tells you which one you're about to get.
Watch: wet on wet vs. wet on dry: watercolor quick tip
Do
Draw two circles. Wet one with clean water and drop in two colours; paint the other on dry paper. Then try a third circle while the paper is 'damp, not shiny'.
What you'll need
| Colours | Hooker's Green Light → Sap Green |
| Colours | Cadmium Yellow Hue → Cadmium Yellow Hue |
| Colours | Lemon Yellow Hue → Lemon Yellow Hue |
| Colours | Cadmium Red Deep → Cadmium Red Deep Hue |
| Colours | Opera Rose → Pébéo Permanent Pink (07) |
| Brushes | Princeton round 2 → Small round from the synthetic set |
| Brushes | Princeton round 8 → Your medium quill/mop |
| Brushes | Princeton flat → 1" flat from the synthetic set |
| Brushes | Princeton angular → Angled brush from the synthetic set |