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Altoids Tin Pocket-Sized Watercolor Box

Step 6Wait

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The paint need to dry.

Don't worry, unlike acrylic paint, watercolor paint is revived with water.

Once you're done, you'll have something that looks like the picture.
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Jun 25, 2009. 5:02 AMFrohickey says:
I've been told that a drop of glycerin mixed to each colour in it's compartment will prevent it from drying to a hard surface. (when the untreated watercolour from a tube is allowed to dry, especially cheaper brands, it gets very hard and is difficult to dissolve with your brush and can damage it).
Jun 23, 2008. 2:51 PMmason0190 says:
i would fimo the tray in 2 one for rinsing and one for mixing. You want to clean your brush in clear water

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