And, with various media (like gels and extenders) it is possible to get a watercolor effect without the bleeding.
I hate bleeding, I know the lack of it and inclusion of it is what watercolor folks are renowned for...
oil? you can smudge that stuff for weeks.
I’m kind of a pen and ink guy.
Lay it down, get it on paper.
Hat tip artiste :)
When I am impatient, building the background bores me, all the underpainting, It’s fascinating but I have no time for it.
Rock on Rembrandt