Giovanni Balzarani 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 DANIEL SMITH Masking Fluid, 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 and 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 Titanium White.

In this clip, Giovanni worked with Diopside Genuine, Serpentine Genuine, Green Apatite Genuine and Lamp Black. He also showed how PrimaTek colors react differently on smooth versus textured paper.

In this clip, Giovannie worked with Sodalite Genuine, Lapis Lazuli Genuine and Mayan Blue Genuine.