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Two tips on preserving watercolor paints. (1) Keeping mold from forming on colors not used daily. (2) Keeping colors from drying into hard cakes.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Jun 1989 (v.6#6) pg. 10

Making your own watercolors from powdered pigment.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Jul 1989 (v.6#7) pg. 82

Mixing egg yolk with watercolors to gain strong color and avoid mud.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Feb 1990 (v.7#2) pg. 58

A technique for adding casein to create foregrounds with texture in watercolor paintings.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Jan 1991 (v.8#1) pg. 54

Tips on how to stop mold from growing on watercolors in a damp, reusable palette.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Jul 1991 (v.8#7) pg. 79

Differences between gouache and opaque watercolor explained.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Oct 1991 (v.8#10) pg. 23

Understanding watercolor pigments. Methods for learning how colors lift, stain, mix and settle.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Jul 1993 (v.10#7) pg. 56

Making a little history. The joys and challenges of making art by imitating the past. Includes tips on mixing period watercolor paints.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Aug 1993 (v.10#8) pg. 24

Tips on salvaging solidified tubed oil and watercolor paints.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Sep 1996 (v.13#9) pg. 38

Tip describes how to reinforce the neck of watercolor paint tubes.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Sep 1997 (v.14#9) pg. 75

Differences between "Chinese white" watercolor paint and "white gouache" explained, along with advice on intermixing with watercolors.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Oct 1997 (v.14#10) pg. 73

Tips on exploring staining pigments in watercolor.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Feb 1998 (v.15#2) pg. 19

Tip suggests using a 7-day pill organizer as a portable container for watercolor paint.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Mar 1998 (v.15#3) pg. 24

Tip tells how to cut up hard, dried tubes of watercolor paints into color blocks that fit into slots in a field box.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Aug 1998 (v.15#8) pg. 63

How to identify the lightfastness of watercolors by reading the ASTM standard or by conducting your own tests.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Aug 1998 (v.15#8) pg. 67

Mold in watercolor paints. How to kill it and prevent it in the future.
ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Jul 1999 (v.16#7) pg. 67

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