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Has anyone found a watercolor paper that lets you go wild with salty effects?

Some papers stubbornly resist those fun salt blooms, while others practically invite them. What's your favorite paper for reliably dramatic salt textures in your watercolor experiments?

Fatima El-Sayed1 min read

I keep running into papers that barely react to salt, no matter how soaked they are, while others turn ordinary washes into wild crystalline patterns. If you've found a specific watercolor paper that really magnifies salty effects, those big, dramatic blooms and textures, what brand and type are you using? Hot press, cold press, rough? Let's hear the details.

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