Arches watercolor paper is considered one of the best. I'd strongly recommand to use it instead of the cheap ones. The washes are much smoother and the paper stays wet longer when you lay washes, which is very critical when you do wet in wet. A famous watercolorist said "life is too short to paint with bad paper" which is absolutely true. If you have a limited budget, you can use cheap brushes and even student grade paint, but definitely do not try to save money on paper. You will be very discou
For beginners it is very common that the painting end up muddy or dirty. The key is to practice more. Using good paper and you'll see your improvement in your techniques overtime. Watercolor is difficult to master and you need all the help you could get, and good paper is one of them :)
【在 s******r 的大作中提到】 : For beginners it is very common that the painting end up muddy or dirty. The : key is to practice more. Using good paper and you'll see your improvement : in your techniques overtime. Watercolor is difficult to master and you need : all the help you could get, and good paper is one of them :)