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Linda Wilson

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If it is fine line you are after, then embossing from behind can work well. Or using calligraphy ink. for the moon I would be inclined to use gouache, but I am far from being a purist. Or you could even use an I pad of photoshop!
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I never use it - if I want white I leave the paper unpainted - on those very rare occasions where I need to add a bit of white I resort to white acrylic ink.

Alan Owen

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A packet of tooth picks is cheap ,have you tried them for masking fluid

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has anyone played about with acrylics over a painted watercolour ,as a mixed medium ,and to help with the colours choice .. I was thinking if a clear acrylic varnish was applied first ,what have you tried ?? one of my weirdest things was trying beer as my water ( no ,,,not my weeeeeeeee) coffee painting and tea, none worked ,,

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Oh Syd you do make me laugh. I read somewhere that you can use Fairy washing up liquid.... If I did that I'd end up with a load of bubbles!!
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Alan reminds me that a painter in watercolour used gin .... I have a feeling this was to stop the liquid freezing, but don't really remember the reason. Anyway, I have other plans for the gin. http://www.isleofwightlandscapes.net http://www.wightpaint.blogspot.co.uk
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Enough of the flannel.
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Linda Wilson

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And I have been wrestling with the question of foam!
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Ah, well now you see - had you asked I'd have told you..... (isn't that infuriating?): masking fluid doesn't work on cartridge paper. Pity, because the only thing you could with this now, apart from put it away as a reminder of past errors, is try tickling it up with acrylic or gouache: but it would be a dispiriting business, and the "repair" would be bound to show in contrast to the reserved white paper. But if you've done it once, you can do it again - there's a lot to be said for not bothering with masking or wax resists (especially at that price) - provided you're not trying to work wet in wet, I do believe in a steady hand and going around the reserved areas, with a tissue, or just damp brush, or both, to hand to take care of any wobbles. I admire those who can use masking fluid without making either a mess of it or producing very hard, unconvincing lines between areas of colour, but I'm rather drawn to the more natural appearance of laying a wash down and stopping before I smudge ... Still, each to their own. Have another go at this one on a bit of watercolour paper, it was looking good before disaster intervened. http://www.isleofwightlandscapes.net http://www.wightpaint.blogspot.co.uk
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Thanks, Robert. I will give it another go on watercolour paper, no masking this time. I was reluctant to waste the paint left over in my tinting dish, I often use left over medium, up by producing some small paintings in my sketch book, most turn out well from left overs...some you win...

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I have a solution to ruined watercolour paintings - repaint the lot in acrylic! If you do not like the result, repaint it with oil. If nothing else it is a useful learning experience.
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Hee hee .... just don't tell anyone, Syd: use a watercolour-sympathetic acrylic like Chromacolour (which really is the only acrylic I've ever encountered that can mimic watercolour: I've never yet found another) and I seriously doubt most people will ever be able to tell the difference provided you keep the use of white to the basic minimum.
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