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QoR Lightfast Testing
Results of 2023 lightfastness testing for the entire QoR Watercolor palette.
Double Primary Approach to a QoR Color Wheel
A six-color palette and demonstration of the mixing potential when organized around an artist’s color wheel.
Nothing is Black and White with Payne’s Gray
"The color of English rain” is the simple characterization of Payne's Gray that delineates the essence of this color.
Alternative Color Mixes for Discontinued Quinacridones
How to mix colors to match discontinued Quinacridone Crimson, Quin/Nickel Azo Gold, and Quin Burnt Orange colors.
Filling Half Pans with QoR Watercolor
Due to QoR’s modern formula, the dry tube paint will re-wet easily and provide the intense saturation expected of QoR.
Painting on Location with QoR Modern Watercolors
When painting with watercolors outside, there are a few things you definitely need, and others that can ease your way...
Using QoR Masking Fluid with Watercolor
Masking Fluid resists watercolor paints, allowing artists to preserve fine details and lines of paper that might be otherwise difficult to paint aro...
Varnishing Watercolors: Creating the Least Change
To push the boundaries of watercolors, work larger, or eliminate glass, varnish is a valuable option.
Natural Vs. Synthetic QoR Earth Colors
The description “earth pigment” originally indicated a natural material mined from the earth, but natural pigments also have synthetic siblings that g...
QoR Iridescent and Interference Watercolors
QoR Interference and Iridescent paints reflect and refract light, causing different colors and effects.
Vegan and Animal-Free Paints & Art Materials
We are happy to share information so artists feel comfortable using our products without compromising their principles.
Chromatic Neutrals with QoR Watercolor
Neutral colors are those with little or no color saturation. We discuss mixing chromatic neutrals with QoR Watercolors.