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It does seal the paper somewhat but I’m not sure if it would allow for painting watercolor over something not absorbent. It would be interesting to experiment with that.

I second what Kathleen said. You can paint with watercolor on top of this gelatin ground. You do lose some of the absorbency of the paper. But if you are asking if you can apply it as a sort of fixative layer, you may be able to spray it while it's warm, and that in theory would create a transparent fixed layer (although I might recommend looking into casein fixative with a grain alcohol vehicle, because the alcohol won't activate the watercolor, and it would sort of do the same thing... Brushing it over would likely re-activate the watercolor paint, because there is water in the gelatin mixture.

Hi Isabella, I can say that there is a lot of variation in sumi inks, and I would stick with a name brand sumi ink that has been around, and is very consistent. I used Yasutomo Sumi Ink, and recommend that as a pure, consistent one... Sometimes an ink can be marketed as sumi, but not have the traditional binders and pigment, and that could effect whether the ink floats. Many non-sumi inks do sink to the bottom (but you can find some that will float). India ink for example sinks right away. One other possibility is touch- touch the surface of the water very delicately so as not to break through the water's surface tension.

I am fascinated by all your videos. Thanks!