Purchase this paint ONLINE Holbein Davy’s Grey is a semi-opaque gray-green watercolor made from Raw Sienna, Lamp Black, and Titanium White. It excels at painting fog, mist, weathered stone, and atmospheric landscapes, producing subtle granulation rather than dramatic blossoms. The first time you squeeze Holbein Davy’s Grey onto your palette, one thing immediately stands out….
How to Paint Atmospheric Fog in Watercolor Best Subjects for This Technique Fog effects work especially well for: Watercolor is traditionally known as a transparent medium. Most instructors teach students to preserve the white of the paper and build color through transparent layers. Even though white watercolor paints exist, the brightest highlights are usually created…
Water blossoms—or cauliflower effects, depending on whether you are feeling poetic or mildly irritated—can either ruin a painting or completely transform it. The difference is usually intention. When painting this atmospheric watercolor of the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul, the goal was not to avoid blossoms but to control them. Instead of fighting watercolor’s tendency to…
