Oyinki botshwala aboma ngokushesha, abangenwa amanzi, abanemibala egqamile, oyinki abasuselwe etshwaleni abakulungele ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni ezihlukene.Lena imibala esekelwe kudayi (ngokungafani ne-pigment-based) egelezayo futhi esobala.Ngenxa yalolu hlobo, abasebenzisi bayakwazi ukudala imiphumela eyingqayizivele futhi eguquguqukayo engenakufinyelelwa ngemikhiqizo esekwe emanzini njengopende we-acrylic.Uma sebesetshenziswe endaweni engaphezulu futhi bomisiwe, oyinki botshwala bangaphinda basebenze ngotshwala futhi banganyakaziswa futhi (njengama-watercolors angaphinda asebenze futhi ngokungeza amanzi).