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RAY KEMP

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I have just seen my error the copy missing is this years not last years :$

ali .

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It depends, if I'm doing something botanical I tend not to use anything - but when I'm trying to be looser I like using a wax candle because I love the effect when the paint refuses to stick to it, a comb, a sharpened stick to drag through the wet paint to make unusual markst, I have used a sponge to make a bubbly mottled background and I have also used both masking and lifting fluid (the latter is not great if you are being spontaneous because I usually forget where I've used it). I've also blown the paint around the paper through a straw.

Thea Cable

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I must be really boring because I just use watercolour paint and water and that's it. I just can't seem to organise masking fluid, made a pig's ear of it when I tried to use salt for texture, same with cling film - just ended up with soggy plastic with bits of paint on it. All too difficult for me I'm afraid - so has to be just paint and water.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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I've used my finger-nail or thumb-nail; pen-knife; pen and ink; masking fluid once but I hope never again; have used a tissue in the sky ... I suspect Alan doesn't approve of that... and occasionally touches of acrylic, or more usually Chromacolour, especially when things have gone wrong.  Have also used pastel, carbon pencil, conté crayon.  And, now and then, salt - very sparingly.  Sometimes candle-wax, coloured pencil, watercolour pencil<div>Never bleach - sure it would damage the paper.  Nor yet Ox-gall, glycerine, Gin (only one use for Gin, far too precious to paint with) or other agents.  Have used a sponge ... but it was an artificial one: tolerable result, but would rather try a natural one.</div>
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Michael Edwards

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Never use a sponge - the result is too fiddly and fussy. Never use candle wax or masking fluid - see no need to. My main tool apart from brushes is my rag which I mentioned somewhere here before. I use it to move paint around and the odd bit of blotting out but never resort to tissues. I do love ink applied with a pen or twig. Sometimes I use it to draw the outline at the start and sometimes to pick out a few highlights at the end of the painting. I also occasionally use gouache for the odd highlight but that's about as far as it goes,

Michael Robinson

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I ve seen where charcoal has been used under a watercolour . and now what do you think is possible with the new liquitex aerosole water based ink // I ordered some paper yesterday from K Bromleys . and I get a free sample .... the .the idea of using it as a background for a portrait comes to mind ..or maybe blotting out in a fruit composition ,

Michael Robinson

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No I don't get on with masking fluid , it just makes holes in my paper.  But I do on occasion use neat bleach and have not found any holes, Robert! admitedly with inks not watercolour. It gives strange effects. <div> The tissue in my pocket has been utilised I try to use a bit not used. Wonderful long thorns from foliage in Africa, is brilliant for scratching out, though more mundanely my finger nail, fingers, gouache and very disgustingly spit.  Though I don't sell those.  I have some nasty little habits ! .</div>

Michael Robinson

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although I asked people to not respond to that scam email. it seems you are still doing it // Robert and I have asked you to go to another thread to reply .and not to encourage them by continuing in theirs,, alas its falling on deaf ears you just dont get it do you ///sorry if I am being cruel "but you are an idiot if you for fall for their little game "

Michael Robinson

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thats the one rowena,I will not write it , I would not even put that web address in my reply like you have done ,as I say why encourage them .you are doing just what they want , what they will do now ,is ask thier friends to start mail shots ,,

Michael Robinson

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there is a saying that if you repeat a web site name often enough it becomes in a way embedded in google .it comes up first in a search ,

Claire Bartlett

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I have tried salt, wax, masking, ink etc etc... tbh I prefer to just use the paint. The other stuff interferes with the flow. B-) I do use Gum Arabic in the water for large / commissioned pieces as if I c*ck a bit up, I can take it back to the paper and do it again.

Mick Saunders

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Yep, I use a sponge for trees, and other areas where I want that sort of motley effect, never used masking fluid I saw one of my fellow members at a local art society ruin a painting by stripping away a great swathe of expensive watercolour paper when removing said liquid, I use the the edges and sides of a candle to preserve areas I want to stay light, say, in a dry stone wall, lengths of rope, etc.bestMick
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