What Do You Do When Your Watercolor Paper Goes Bad? (Bad Sizing Tips)

Have you ever painted on watercolor paper only to have your colors look dull, speckled and all of the water just soaked right in? well, then, you have experienced bad sizing. I am noticing more and more watercolor papers with bad sizing these days, or more accurately, that the sizing just doesn't last as long as it used to. In this video we will discuss: What is bad sizing? How to know if your watercolor sizing has gone bad. What you can do with poorly sized paper? What materials work best on it? The Pros and cons of poorly sized paper. BTW if you would like a real-time tutorial of me painting this crab and working on the finicky paper you can find in in Critique Club: https://lindsayweirich.teachable.com/... Supplies (affiliate links used) Albright Druer Watercolor Pencils: Blick: http://shrsl.com/4i0ya Amazon: https://amzn.to/49P3XhO Dwerent Inktense Blocks: Blick: http://shrsl.com/4i0ye Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aKIVSY waterproof brush pen: https://amzn.to/3wggpJI Liquatex clear gesso: Blick: http://shrsl.com/litk-n87-ksnsf5_1-1 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Qg02Ul I used Fluid 100 watercolor paper hot press: http://shrsl.com/4i0zp or https://amzn.to/3UdgBBF Try a class! https://lindsayweirich.teachable.com NEW! Podcast https://anchor.fm/lindsay-weirich Subscribe to my blog and stay updated (upper right-hand corner) http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com Subscribe to my monthly-ish newsletter for class info and sales: https://lindsayweirich.substack.com/ Shop my favorite products on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thefrugal... Credits: Video production and Craft ideas: Lindsay Weirich Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... For Sponsorships or Product Reviews email Lindsay at: [email protected] Social media links: Facebook:   / thefrugalcrafter   Blog: http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com Pinterest:   / boards   Twitter:   / lindsayweirich   Instagram:   / lindsayweirich   YouTube Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/thefrugal... *This post may contain affiliate links #thefrugalcrafter #watercolor #art