From: Joao Ribeiro (jribeiro@greco.com.br)
Date: 07/28/03-06:58:18 PM Z
I can find inexpensively here Lukas watercolor and gouache, I beilieve you
can find them in US too.
It worked great with gum, cleared very well.
http://www.lukas-online.com/e/produkte/prod_fr_e.htm
best regards to all
Joao
> Winsor Newton used to be the gold standard of "artists watercolor": Gum
> classes & articles often specified ONLY WN, because it had good pigments &
> no weirdo additives or fillers... But they've lately been bought by big
> corp (Grumbacher,or Liquitex, or Pfizer or somebody) and besides a
> marketing plan that drops any item or color without mass appeal from their
> product line, the cost per paint grain had gotten very high.
>
> I haven't bought paint lately, but as of last year, Daniel Smith was among
> cheapest per ml & IME the best for gum... (I haven't tested Graham
> seriously... They may be even cheaper -- important for students, if not
> for "professionals.")
>
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