Iridescent Gold Watercolor Ground (Daniel Smith): Watercolor on Wood 

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I guess you could try tinting the WC ground, but only with watercolor. I haven't tried it, so I'm not sure if it would work. I think acrylic paint would ruin the absorbent nature of the ground.

Amaya Sinenomine Hi Amaya! Thanks so much for your comment. In the DS absorbent ground, I have tried the black, iridescent gold and the titanium buff. I have also used Golden in white. The DS buff is nice if you like paper that is not bright white, but more of a natural color. Keep in mind, that whenever you leave "white", it won't really be white, but buff. I also have to confess that as a long-time watercolor painter, although I love to experiment, I still love to work on Arches 260 or 300 lb. cold press paper the best. Maybe this is because it's what I've used the most, so that everything I do is more reliable...or it might be just the awesome feel of paper. At any rate, you should do some tests on the watercolor ground-covered panels first before committing to them for the Summer. I think the reason the absorbent ground is a bit more forgiving is that you can lift paint off of the surface easier, because it is not as absorbent as watercolor paper (with glazing, this can be tricky, depending on the color, because some colors will lift up when you try to glaze over them). However, you can make the ground more absorbent by 1. adding more coats and 2. letting it cure for a few days. I think it's really fun to be able to use watercolor on a wood panel or a box, and that's why I like it. You still can't frame it without glass unless you coat it well with a fixative. The end result is unique. It's not quite like Yupo (not absorbent at all) or like normal wc paper. It's its own thing, and definitely worth giving a try. Have fun with it!

@@ArtontheBrain Thank you so much for your in-depth response! I'll definitely experiment. It kind of sounds like working on vellum, which is very delicate and quite easy to lift and move colors in underlying layers.

Hi there & thank you! I believe I picked up that little wooden box at Michael's (arts & crafts store).

Do you want to finish the inside of the box to use as a palette? Then I would use primer on the wood and then paint it with an acrylic or an enamel paint (at least 2 coats). This would give the inside of the box a waterproof coating that you could use over & over.

@@ArtontheBrain Great! Thank you so much. :)

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Thanks! ♥️🌷♥️ Sorry, no traceable. That's not something I've gotten into yet. Do artists publish traceable designs online?

A few artists have supplied a sketch... Your box so pretty! Thanks

Janet Walsh If you want to, you could take a screenshot of my tulip photo at the beginning of the video & trace that. Hope this helps! ♥️

Thank you!

Janet Walsh Thank you so much for your time..much appreciated.