Watercolor Class Week 5: masking fluid & MagicErase

~ MaryG

Yesterday was a discussion of the various “resisting” techniques (tape, wax crayon, etc) and a demo of how masking fluid works.

I gave it a try in this painting, inspired by my photo shoot on the rail trail the other day.

Here’s the inspo pic:

You can see I tried to use the masking fluid (aka rubber cement) to try to create those tiny rays around the sun. The teacher said to rub them out a bit with a MagicErase sponge, which is a tool that watercolorists use to soften areas and rub out paint that has already dried.

I also used the MagicErase sponge on the bike path because I felt I had “overpainted” it. One of the hard things with watercolors is knowing when to stop. It’s very easy to ruin a nice effect by doing too much.

I sat away from the major gabbers in the class and was happier (although it did not go unnoticed that I changed my seat).

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