There are two types of watercolor paints - Transparent and Opaque.
1. Water color paints are made from either natural pigments found in the earth ; clay, minerals, etc.or from synthetic pigments which have been finely grounded and then held together with a water soluble based 'gum'binder.
2. Water color paints are available in two forms: tube and pan.
Transparent and Opaque
A transparent water color allows the light to shine through to the water color paper and in turn lets the white of the paper reflect back. The colors look clean , crisp and appear to glow. Water colors falls into these two main categories with some being in between and described as semi transparent and semi-opaque.
Opaque colors block the light from coming through to the water color paper. Instead the light bounces off the pigment. This can make the colors appear to look dull.
Non staining and staining-
Non staining water colors will settle on the surface of water color paper after the water has evaporated. These colors once dried ,allow you to lift the pigment off the surface to reveal the white of the paper underneath.These colors mix extremely well with other non staining colors. (when new to water color begin with nonstaining then slowly introduce Staining colors into your palette.)
Staining colors will immediately absorb into the first few layers of water color paper before the water has had a chance to evaporate. These colors , once dried are difficult to lift to get back to the white of the paper and will leave a stained tint of the color. Staining colors mix extremely well with other staining colors, but when mixed with non-staining colors they have a tendency to stain the non-staining color and can dominate the overall color of the mixture.
1. Water color paints are made from either natural pigments found in the earth ; clay, minerals, etc.or from synthetic pigments which have been finely grounded and then held together with a water soluble based 'gum'binder.
2. Water color paints are available in two forms: tube and pan.
Transparent and Opaque
A transparent water color allows the light to shine through to the water color paper and in turn lets the white of the paper reflect back. The colors look clean , crisp and appear to glow. Water colors falls into these two main categories with some being in between and described as semi transparent and semi-opaque.
Opaque colors block the light from coming through to the water color paper. Instead the light bounces off the pigment. This can make the colors appear to look dull.
Non staining and staining-
Non staining water colors will settle on the surface of water color paper after the water has evaporated. These colors once dried ,allow you to lift the pigment off the surface to reveal the white of the paper underneath.These colors mix extremely well with other non staining colors. (when new to water color begin with nonstaining then slowly introduce Staining colors into your palette.)
Staining colors will immediately absorb into the first few layers of water color paper before the water has had a chance to evaporate. These colors , once dried are difficult to lift to get back to the white of the paper and will leave a stained tint of the color. Staining colors mix extremely well with other staining colors, but when mixed with non-staining colors they have a tendency to stain the non-staining color and can dominate the overall color of the mixture.
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