Texture in watercolour painting. Any hints & tips?

Question

I need any ideas on how to make textures in watercolour paintings. I know there are a lot of stuff to use with acrylics, but in watercolours I only know how to make texturedd effect with salt, crinkled tissue or plastic wrap. Any other ideas? Thanks

Answer 1

you can use the following: salt, alcohol, or sea sponge.
used separately they have a great effect to watercolor paintings! good luck.

Answer 2

just experiment and piddle around-isn't that what you do with your other mediums? it is harder to get the textures you want with watercolors-im not gonna lie, i do know more about acrylics- but sand, foil,sponges and oil works well-it also depends if your water is hard or soft. sometimes if you just experiment with something you get a really good result, now turn that into something, paint around it, you know? you could also make a comb out of cardboard or just use a normal one and play around with that. you get a marble effect using a granulated wash, that could be used as sky or landscape. In watercolor the texture ends up being more "tromp l'oiel" (sp) then actually being raised off the paper like with acrylics. the key here is layering.hope this helps!

Answer 3

you can use pastels over the top
start with a wash and then increase thickens lay by layer
let the paint run down
sprinkle rices is another one I heard of.
Flick water colour over it
blot dry with serviette
or lay a text matarial over the top
blow through a straw

Answer 4

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