Comment 88674

Discouragement, I do that to myself every day. I use 140 lb paper and usually I use Strathmore Brand paper because it is better quality but when the Office Depot was moving stores they had a lot of their art supply's on discount price and I hit the few watercolor 15 sheet pads they had. I had gotten one that was good quality but the next batch not so good. Since I can't afford anything new I am using what I have and making due.

I do mean color layering. I put down a thin coat and then build up the color. It is a far cry to when I layered on on thick at the start and could not salvage the image. So