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Texturize with Absorbent Ground
and Washi Paper
Tools and materials
• Watercolor palette
• Water
• Watercolors
or acrylic paints
• Watercolor brushes
• Illustration board
or other heavy substrate
• Matte medium
• Absorbent ground
• Modeling paste or gels
• Gesso
• A variety of thin washi
(Japanese handmade
paper) with lacy patterns,
inclusions, and interesting
textures
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As much as I love my Arches 300 lb. watercolor paper, I also love
to try out new products and experiment with other techniques,
such as this one using a product called absorbent ground.
Absorbent ground is a medium in a jar that you can paint onto
almost any substrate, which ...