Watercolor Nerds Unite!

Hey everyone! I am in Houston, Texas. I am up for swapping paints with anyone from US. International shipping is a little crazy still, but I will definitely be up for that later. If you're interested, let me know!

Hey all. I am Zahra. I am a paper artist but I have a serious affair going on with watercolors and Geometry. I recently moved from California to Texas and took a road trip through Arizona, Utah and New Mexico where I picked up rocks from roads and shops and planning to experiment with making my own earthy tones. I make a few gold watercolors at the moment because I am obsessed with gold and my journey started with the search for a perfect gold. I used to use Finetec but I knew there was better and then I went down a rabbit 🐇 hole and gone to Watercolor Wonderland from where I don't want to come back out. Hahaha Thank you to Stacey 🧡 for having this forum. I am grateful to find you all and super excited to be a part here. You can find me on Instagram: @LightofEnlightenment (watercoloring experiments and sacred geometry) @ZahraAmmarArt (my main account) ❤

Hi all, I have been making colours for a while now, but I still haven't been able to solve this problem. All my colours remain somewhat shiny/glossy after drying when I apply them thickly. The exact amount of glossiness seems to be individual to each pigment, but all of them have it. I tried reducing the glycerin step by step, but nothing changed. I tried different binder - pigment rations, but nothing changed. I tried with and without honey - nothing changed. I used to think it meant too much binder, but I literally have a few colours that I used so little binder on, they rub off the paper - and at the same time become really glossy when dried. Anyone have any ideas what this is about and what I could change to reduce this, or maybe even keep it from happening at all? PS: I own some quality brand industry made colours that are glossy when they dry, so I think with some pigments it just can't be avoided. But I have it on all my colours and I got frustrated because nothing I change seems to affect the glossiness at all. Thank you all!