Article · John Lovett Artist
Mixed Media Painting
By John Lovett
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
An Australian watercolourist explains how he extends watercolour with gesso grounds (with calcium carbonate added for absorbency), rice-paper and cloth collage, gouache glazes, pigment inks sprayed to feather, acrylic over sealed watercolour, and charcoal and pastel. Illustrated with his own painting details.
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