Followed a tutorial I found online and tried to keep up - managed to do this in 50 minutes which is a record for me. Whilst quite simple it still had its challenges. The yellow sun reflections and water line unsurprisingly went green any time they got near the black. Lots of liner brush work too which is not my forte. Also as the base was liquid clear some of the liner brush branches went fuzzy due to the thinner- no idea how to avoid that happening.
Yes it's a chemical reaction between the two products. Using liquid clear to thin your paint instead of paint thinner might help. It's not ideal though, you won't get that "ink thin" consistency and if you don't have enough paint mixed in with it, it can dry glossy. You might have had a bit too much liquid clear on there, if so, try cutting back on that and use only tiny amount of paint thinner. Or you can try using liquid black for your liner brush work, I've had some success with it. I like your colours.
Thanks Landscape Painter, they are great tips and I will definitely try both options. I did wonder if I had too much clear on as the Bright Red base coat wasn’t as red as I thought it would be.
That sounds like if you'd added more red paint there may not have been as much interaction between the two products because paint eats oil up a bit. I used way too much liquid clear the first time I made a glaze, and instead of drying over the next day or two the glaze started to run off the canvas. The second one was better but it never dried completely. So, liquid clear, use it as thin as you can so that it's only just covered and well scrubbed in, then gently wipe over with paper towel, if anything came off you didn't need it on there. That will help you realise how much to use. When you get it right it works great so it's worth the effort to find out. I got it so right one time I got the knife to break paint over it, because it was quite dry, it was only by luck but that's how I learned. Now while applying magic clear I don't think "thin even coat", I think "smear". Once your painting is dry you could go back in and do some corrective work on your branches. Good luck.
Love that coral color you achieved.! I agree with TLP about the liquid clear. I have noticed that if I use the correct SMALL amount of the liquid clear, I can still thin my black or brown for the tree limbs with the thinner and not have a problem with the reaction from the liquid clear.
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This has really tangible atmosphere to it. The colour of the sky reflected into that water is really effective and the tree in the foreground looks great.