I got some watercolor blocks from Daler Rowney and decided to test the paper with a quick painting. It is hot-press paper with a smooth surface and I found it pretty nice to paint. The small A4 format is handy for painting outdoors and fits perfectly in my bag. I tried extremly wet and dry brushstrokes and everything worked good. The paints dry with almost the same intensity as they looked wet and after complete drying the paper was laying flat again, although it is glued on one side only. One of the blocks will have a place in my bag from now on.

“Rough Sea” – 036_2020 Watercolor / Daler-Rowney Aquafine smooth/hot-press – ca. 29,7 cm x 21 cm / 11.7´ x 8.3´ in / , Lukas Aquarell 1862- paints @LukasFarben #Lukasfarben #Lukasaquarell #Lukaswatercolors
Testing Aquafine paper from Daler-Rowney.
Ich habe ein paar Aquarell-Blocks von Daler Rowney geschickt bekommen und beschloss, das Papier mit einem schnellen Aquarell zu testen. Es ist satiniertes Papier mit einer glatten Oberfläche und mir hat es gut gefallen, darauf zu malen. Das kleine A4 Format ist praktisch für draußen und passt perfekt in meine Tasche. Ich habe extrem nasse und trockene Pinselstriche ausprobiert und alles hat sehr gut funktioniert. Die Farben trocknen auf dem Papier mit fast der selben Intensität wie sie feucht aussehen, und nach dem kompletten Trocknen war das Papier wieder glatt, obwohl es nur auf einer Seite geleimt ist. Einer dieser Blöcke wird einen Stammplatz in meiner Tasche bekommen.
Love the ships! Seeing the steps it great!
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Thank you so much, Dwight! 🙂
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“A ship in harbor is safe, though that’s not what ships are for.” ~ John A. Shedd
I full-on resonate with seeing the process of you taking your watercolor ship out of harbor so to speak, to ship out onto the Rough Sea!
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Thank you so much, Jordan! Ship ahoy! 🙂
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You’re most welcome, Carsten! Ship ahoy! 🙂
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Beautiful painting.
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Thank you so much, Timothy! 🙂
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Awesome painting!
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Thank you so much, Claudia! 🙂
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Gewaltige Natur! Ich mag deine Seebilder.
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Freut mich, liebe Susanne. Vielen Dank!
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Cooles Bild -> das Papier teste ich auch mal!
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Dankeschön! Ich mag das Papier inzwischen sehr gerne.
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👌🏼🌸
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I love the action in this painting, both of the waves and the ship. Even though I can’t distinguish people on board, it feels like they are there working frantically to make it through the giant swells! Well done Carsten!
Dwight
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Thank you so much, Dwight! 🙂
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You are welcome!
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