Pigment to water ratio for mixing watercolor paint

Developing the skill to mix paint to achieve wash and value control

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7/20/20251 min read

A close up of a palette of watercolors on a table
A close up of a palette of watercolors on a table

Controlling Watercolor Mixtures

To achieve the very attractive watercolor wash effect, artist must learn to develop the skill to sense the right amounts of pigment to water in order create and manipulate washes and control color value. Its light and darkness. The video below demonstrates a method that helps develop this skill in beginning watercolor painters.