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Transparent paints


Some watercolor paints are transparent meaning they appear to sit on top of the paper and allow a lot of light to pass through them. Opaque watercolors are the exact opposite. They allow little light to pass through and thus are less effective when layering.
transparent watercolor swatches
opaque watercolor swatches