조반니 발자라니 recently demonstrated some creative techniques during a live Zoom session, using PrimaTek™ Watercolors to create lovely marbled texture effects. After wetting his heavyweight watercolor paper, he added random strokes of one color at a time, taking advantage of PrimaTek’s beautiful granulating qualities. He chose a variety of triads to show how nicely three colors can blend together on the paper.

Other techniques included lifting and shifting wet color with a wood skewer, splattering colors and using a liner brush to create thin veins, as seen in Italian marble. Giovanni also showed how the veins can look as negative space within the colors, using 다니엘 스미스 마스킹액, which comes with multiple applicator tips for making thick or thin lines.

Enjoy watching his video excerpts below. Click here for details on how to join us LIVE on Thursdays via Zoom or Facebook. You’ll learn something new every week!

In this clip, Giovanni worked with Rhodonite Genuine, Amethyst Genuine 그리고 Sugilite Genuine. On the left side, his colors blend on plain wet paper. On the right side he showed the different pastel tones that the colors take on when painted on top of a layer of 티타늄 화이트.

red marble textures

In this clip, Giovanni worked with Diopside Genuine, 뱀 모양 진짜, 그린 아파타이트 정품 그리고 램프 블랙. He also showed how PrimaTek colors react differently on smooth versus textured paper.

In this clip, Giovannie worked with 소달라이트 정품, Lapis Lazuli Genuine 그리고 Mayan Blue Genuine.

blue marble textures
mask fluid textures

In this clip, after applying 다니엘 스미스 마스킹액 to the paper like veins in marble, Giovanni then used Hematite Genuine, Bloodstone Genuine 그리고 블랙 투르말린 정품 (left). On the right, he used Garnet Genuine, Minnesota Pipestone Genuine 그리고 Mummy Bauxite.

Watch his full one-hour demo on our 유튜브 채널 below.