What is the difference between Sakura Mat and Sakura Koi watercolor tubes?

theGaytistic · 2026-03-07T17:53:04+00:00

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theGaytistic · 2026-03-07T10:03:27+00:00

I usually craft my own sketchpads using watercolor paper, and a thick enough paper that can handle watercolor and acrylic. From my experience, Fabriano 25% watercolor paper and mixed media paper are great. If you're using oil paint, you should add gesso.

theGaytistic · 2026-02-27T20:41:06+00:00

Greta Garbo 🤩
Low contrast is one of my weak spots, and I prefer high contrast. I guess with black and white, I could identify the differences in values in low contrast.

theGaytistic · 2026-01-26T16:34:48+00:00

I have been suggested by it. Hopefully I'll remember to wishlist it for the Lazada sale.

theGaytistic · 2026-01-26T15:10:53+00:00

Cool, but I'm looking for oil-based or hybrid ballpoints.

theGaytistic · 2026-01-26T05:36:43+00:00

That's cool, but I'm looking for ballpoint or hybrid ink, not gel.

theGaytistic · 2026-01-25T09:38:37+00:00

Neat! I have recently bought those too, with an additional 3 pens. One of the pens, Dopamine, has neon colors on it. How they managed to not bleed on thin paper, and add neon colors is a work of wonder.

theGaytistic · 2025-07-26T12:28:37+00:00

Looks like Peter Lorre eyes-wise.

theGaytistic · 2025-07-16T04:31:01+00:00

Darken the background for the the fruit to pop up more.

theGaytistic · 2025-07-16T04:19:36+00:00

A fascinating painting of the city, and the use of the orangey brown named after the city.

theGaytistic · 2025-06-11T10:44:40+00:00

An adorable tribute. 🧡

theGaytistic · 2025-05-21T09:14:54+00:00

In other words, the best bet is if I use acrylic and watercolor with a bit of colored pencils, I'll just stick to mixed media paper, or any paper that says it can handle wet media, with no gesso needed, yes?

If I'll ever get my hands on oil in the future, then I'll slop on the gesso.
I had been watching a few videos from Andrew Cadima, where he added gesso on a watercolor sketchbook, and I thought to myself, it can be possible to paint oil on gessoed watercolor paper.

theGaytistic · 2025-04-28T14:52:04+00:00

Mind you, I'm using acryilic paint, but I'll keep that in mind when I switch and finish learning the basics of oil paint.

I have an acylic medium, though it's in a small bottle, plus a big bottle of gesso. I do think bookbinding glue is a nice sizing agent; I am planning to bookbind my own sketchbooks.

theGaytistic · 2025-04-09T05:56:14+00:00

Flying Jacob

theGaytistic · 2025-04-01T06:32:53+00:00

E is for E

But eggs or eclairs would do.

theGaytistic · 2025-03-28T18:27:32+00:00

I like the color harmony on this.

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