Granulation 101 - EVERYTHING you should know about granulating watercolors to create STUNNING art
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Published 2021-10-03
Today we brave the topic of granulation in watercolors. As a watercolor artist, granulation is one of the many properties of watercolor paint that you can explore and work with. With some knowledge and practice, this is a property unique to watercolor that will help you create art that catches the eye andenlesly intrigues.
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Paints shown in this video in order of appearance:
Lunar Black - Daniel Smith
701 - Rembrandt
Quinacradone Rose - Daniel Smith
Quinacradone Magenta - Daniel Smith
Rose of Ultramarine - Daniel Smith
Green Apatite Genuine - Daniel Smith
Potters Pink - Daniel Smith
Glacier Green - Schimcke Horadam (Super Granulating paint)
Tundra Violet - Schimcke Horadam (Super Granulating paint)
Lunar Blue - Daniel Smith
Moonglow - Daniel Smith
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Sources used:
www.watercoloraffair.com/all-you-ever-wanted-to-kn…
Meriam Webster dictionary
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All Comments (21)
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For maximum granulation and color separation, I recommend rough press paper and painting with salt water. Just add a lot of salt to warm water, dissolve the salt, let it cool, and then paint with it. This works with cold press too. You can get even non-granulating paints to do marvelous things with salt water.
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Just to add to the conversation, common granulating colors are ultramarine blue, Earth colors like burnt sienna, yellow ochre and burnt umber. So if you cannot invest in specific specialty paints atm, you can experience a lot of fun with these. Also, paynes grey and sepia are fairly active and fun. Also I believe PBK11 black is magnetic and moves a lot and interestingly can be added in tiny amounts to pinks, purples and greens to create the popular “dusk” colors some manufacturers are selling lately.
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I'm a very inexperienced beginner and just purchased a small set of what I considered expensive watercolors. My first time playing with them I had a lot of granulation, which was disappointing because I thought there was something wrong with them. Your video helped me to understand that my new paints are not defective, but actually have a characteristic unique to watercolor that I didn't even know existed. Now I'm even more excited about them! Thank you for your video! 💜
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I just love the clarity and simplicity of your presentation. The gentle pace. The page filling the screen. No-frills, no music or other distractions. Focused, sharp close-ups showing details. Clear, informative narration & visual demonstration. Your soothing voice. This video was a joy to watch! Thank you sooo much!
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How is your voice so peaceful, pure and gentle, and your art so dark and challenging haha
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Having watched a lot of watercolor content in youtube for years, i have to say this is probably the most beautiful way to showcase granulation, while explaining it very well. I have been into granulating pigments for a year and to be honest it totally changed the way i work. Love your spooky painting!
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It would be interesting to get a comparison of naturally granulating pigments with pigments made to granulate with a granulating medium.
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I just had to say this is beautiful. The effect that I would have thought before was a major problem turned out to be a hidden wonder. In the right composition it could transform something ordinary into a magical wonder.The idea springs to mind of granite rocks. Thank you for opening my eyes to a new experience.
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Your tutorial helped me to completely understand the concept of granulation. Adding examples of how it can be used is so helpful and inspiring. Thanks for a great video. Keep posting!💙🌵
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This is the best video I have ever seen about gratulating watercolors. Thank you so much !
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You gave a Good Explanation, on Granulation. Just the info I’ve been looking for 🤗THANK YOU!
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Just the explanation I needed today - I've been experimenting with granulation and finding it difficult to "manage" . . . . wonderful tips here! Thank you!
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This is the best video about granulation and explaining it I've seen. Very well put together!
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Spot on, just what I have been looking for, the 'knowledge' you have gained from experience, thank you so much for sharing it with us.
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What a comprehensive, fully loaded video. Thank you! 🙏☺️ I never knew you could lift out the top layer of pigments on multi-pigment granulating paints. So interesting and I can't wait to try it! Alvaro Castagnet recommends using Daniel Smith's Lunar Black to achieve moody, textured shadows in your pieces. I love using the Daniel Smith Cascade Green mixed with a little Ultramarine Blue for turbulent ocean waves or underwater plants.
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I enjoyed the HECK outta this video. So glad I clicked on it. For many years I've been using acrylics almost exclusively, but in my youth, I used watercolors. And in art school I took several watercolor classes. But there wasn't any talk of granulation that I remember. I know about it, but this video knocks it outta the park!! Daniel Smith and Schmincke are both just great brands to use. I hope to get back into watercolors more, especially after watching your awesome video.
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Sometimes I like to return to this video because quite frankly, it’s one of the best and most soothing watercolour videos out there. Mmmmm, granulating paints 🥰
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This is a very beautiful video. I love how you show how we can work with the granulating properties at the end of the video; its very beautiful and mesmerising.
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Best video explaining granulation. I have been looking unsuccessfully for information on how to make the separation of pigment more prominent. Your explanation and demonstration on adding water is spot on! Thank you very much.
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Fabulous explanations and examples, thanks!
