Granulating Watercolors from Daniel Smith Learn about the
characteristic properties and origins of DANIEL SMITH
Granulating Watercolors Granulation of a watercolor paint occurs
only with specific pigments. With only a few exceptions, these
paints contain one or more inorganic pigments containing metal.
The granulation effect increases with the addition of deionized
or distilled water. The pigment(s) drop out of the binder/water
solution and settle into the valleys of your watercolor paper.
The heavier (denser) pigments usually create granulation, such
as DANIEL SMITH Lunar Black and DANIEL SMITH Cobalt Blue. "The
pigments drop out of the binder/water solution and settle into
the valleys of your watercolor paper" Only a few organic
pigments granulate because their density is not much different
than the binder/water solution. Examples of organic pigment
granulating watercolors are DANIEL SMITH Manganese Blue Hue
which uses a special Phthalo Blue pigment, and DANIEL SMITH Rose
Madder Genuine. Choose the DANIEL S