However, he soon found watercolors could not express the deep emotions he felt, and so he took to using techniques more associated with oils, by, for instance applying colors thickly.
水彩不足以表現他所嚮往的深度氣勢，因此他把水彩塗得又實又厚，運用濃烈的色調和重疊的筆觸，畫出心中的感情與矛盾。有人說林惺嶽的水彩畫帶有油畫味道，許是這種補償作用形成的風格。技巧要操練，思想更得豐富