Watercolour Blending Medium

Hello,

Today I’d like to show you Winsor & Newton watercolour Blending Medium - and what a discovery it is for me! Blending any two watercolours is a great skill to have - but it can go wrong very easily as the watercolour is only workable for a very brief window of time. I’m using some highly transparent Permanent Alizarin Crimson professional watercolour and some Winsor & Newton Cadmium-free Yellow. For maximum effect, I’m diluting the paint with medium only. The blending medium will slow the drying of the watercolours and open the paint for longer allowing more time for me to blend these two lovely colours. I’m using a nice thick brush and Winsor & Newton cold-pressed watercolour paper. It’s perfect for creating gradations, as you have much longer to manipulate the paint. It even extends working time when painting ‘en plein air’ and in hot climates. Look how long I can work on this and how beautifully the cadmium-free yellow blends with the Alizarin. A bonus with this medium is once dry, you have a lovely stable layer you can paint over. I hope you enjoyed discovering Blending medium.