But, an apt description.īefore watercolor was applied. If there’s something like a blob or thick spot that’s dry to the touch, but not all the way through, and removal is tried, it will kind of squish and get on the paper and fingers and will have to be rolled off- like a little kid rolling boogers. I became impatient for it to dry and used the blow drier some. Masking fluid needs to dry before applying paint. It is important to apply it on dry paper, rub it off, and not pull it straight up to remove. I’ve had masking fluid tear the surface of paper a little bit, but it did not in any of these examples.
FLUID MASK 3 REVIEWS SERIES
I went totally uncool- stick trees and wavy lines.Įxamples below on Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Paper and Daniel Smith Watercolors used. Because I want to provide as much helpful info as I can, I decided to do a series of small examples over trying to get all artsy cool with it. Part of what caused some resistance, is that I do supply posts, not technique. I had some trouble getting my mind around doing examples for this review. To give you an idea, and because it might speak to you, this guy on Craftsy uses it in one of his classes to paint a scene with trees. One thing to keep in mind about masking fluid, it leaves hard edges. I’ve heard of the blue staining the paper, so I’ve only purchased the colorless. Masking fluid comes in colorless and a blue tinge. MOLOTOW Grafx Masking Fluid 2mm Fine Tip masking pen- I’ve not heard good things about these- clogging and staining the paper- tricky. You can try wiping a little liquid or bar soap on the brush first to make it easier to clean off after use. It will most likely ruin a brush- use a cheap one. Liquid Frisket/Masking Fluid – applied with squeeze bottle, ruling pen, brush, sponge. As soon as I thought of working with resists, I though barnacles. Meet Barnacle the Whale, I used the China marker and wax resist stick for the white barnacle spots, Daniel Smith Watercolors in a small Pentalic Aqua Journal. Free, from the junk drawer in the kitchen 😉 Barnacle It soaked right in on Canson XL Mixed Media paper and provided no visible resist.īasically anything with wax- like a birthday cake candle. White Sharpie oil based paint marker- doesn’t work all that well, looks subtle. Kids don’t usually use the white one anyway- grab it and give it a try. They also are ideal for creating shapes or patterns, and for adding special effects such as sunlight, water, texture - even words.” These are softer than a Crayola crayon. Wax Resist Sticks- “Susan Scheewe Wax Resist Sticks are a versatile tool for watercolor artists who want to retain the background color (or underpainting details) of a watercolor painting. I would imagine these could be found at dollar stores or hardware stores. Resists- usually painted over and not removed:Ĭhina Marker/White grease pencil- This 1:14 minute video shows what a China Graph resist looks like, with ink, not watercolor, but you’ll get the idea. Some ideas I’ve come across first, and then examples of using some of them below.
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