Drawing Exercises

Can I use regular drawing paper for water color painting?

What else can i paint on with simalar efects for practiceing, also, i realy like painting on poster board yoy can get some real dramatic efects, Also, what else can I paint on for fun and creativity?

Public Comments

1. No
2. Watercolors don't work well on regular paper, because as it dries it makes the paper shrivel.
3. news paper gives a creative look and also sanded wax paper.... you can aso visit Michaels Arts and Crafts and get some scrapbooking paper with cool background for a nice effect.
4. Regular drawing paper doesn't have the same spread as water color paper. It gets soggy if you use a really wet brush, and the colors don't blend as well. (The latter is MHO.) But, it IS a danged sight less money. Two of my neighbors like using acrylic paints on glass and mirror. Acrylics don't have the translucency and delicacy of watercolors, but you can buy a bunch inexpensively on sale at craft stores like Michael's and Jo-Ann's. If you like something you've done, you can seal it with spray sealer to fix it. If you don't, paint over it.