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Watercolour Mediums
Add effects to your watercolours, mask areas to preserve the original underlaying colour or alter the colour characteristics by adding mediums and additives.
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Features
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Mediums
Add a small amount of medium to your colours to impart the desired properties to the watercolour.
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Effects
Effect auxiliaries enrich your watercolour painting adding for instance pearlescence or helping to lift paint off.
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Masking fluids
Apply to paper where you want to preserve its original colour. Protects the areas you do not want to paint.
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Gum Arabic
Gum Arabic is a proven for modifying watercolours and gouache. It also binds pigments well and can be used as temporary transport shield for brushes.