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BlackMagdalena — Watercolor and Wax Tutorial

Published: 2012-07-14 19:34:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 1457; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 0
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Description There's some artist I see all over the web with gorgeous negative space in their watercolor paintings, and I tried to recreate it in this tutorial.

As it states in the picture this is the first time I have tried something like this. I just figured it would work because I'm pretty good with different art mediums. Other people have probably tried something similar, and I would not be surprised because this is pretty intuitive, but I didn't look at any other tutorials in making this. I just thought about how I would do it, and did it.

There is much room for improvement from the finished work in the tutorial, but the point is to demonstrate the technique. I can think of a few things I would have done differently, but none that interfere with the overall process.
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Comments: 16

enny-back [2012-09-08 12:53:05 +0000 UTC]

You also can melt the wax away by using a smoothing iron and some old towels (to protect the iron). (: Great tutorial though.

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BlackMagdalena In reply to enny-back [2012-09-12 22:06:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the advice!

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sparklypoof [2012-08-17 18:58:04 +0000 UTC]

I bet you could use a pysanky egg decorating tool to do this quickly. they're pencil-like sticks with little funnels at the end made of metal that you scoop up wax in, and then funnel the wax through the reservoir onto the eggs with. easily done w/paper, and would save you from destroying your brushes

this looks pretty cool - with more experiments, who knows where you'll go with it!

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BlackMagdalena In reply to sparklypoof [2012-08-18 12:28:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the advice, I'll look for it next time I'm at the craft store.

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dhdowning987 [2012-07-21 17:06:34 +0000 UTC]

I love this, Mar! I'm going to try it; we've got a bunch of old candles at the cottage. I'll let you know how it turns out. Love, Mom

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BlackMagdalena In reply to dhdowning987 [2012-07-21 17:26:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Mom, let me know how it turns out.

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fala [2012-07-15 12:21:51 +0000 UTC]

not sure if you know, but they make a product that does this, it's called "mask" or "masking" somethings "watercolor masking" But it dries like a rubber and runs off super easy.

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BlackMagdalena In reply to fala [2012-07-15 15:43:06 +0000 UTC]

I thought there might be something like that out there, but I didn't what it was called.

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mrianna In reply to BlackMagdalena [2012-07-21 04:06:39 +0000 UTC]

Liquid Masking Fluid actually. ^ ^ I have a bottle sitting in front of me right now. Generally the same idea, but might be easier to get off in the long run.

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BlackMagdalena In reply to mrianna [2012-07-21 04:23:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'll look for it next time I'm in the craft store.

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kirstentheartist [2012-07-14 19:46:10 +0000 UTC]

I will def try this. I thought you had to have a special type of wax or something, haha.

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BlackMagdalena In reply to kirstentheartist [2012-07-14 20:52:39 +0000 UTC]

I used those 50 for $1 tea candles from dollar general, and they seemed to work fine.

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kirstentheartist In reply to BlackMagdalena [2012-07-15 21:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Really? Well that's a relief.

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MandarinIsGreek2me [2012-07-14 19:42:35 +0000 UTC]

I think you might be able to do this too with clear/white crayons as well.

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BlackMagdalena In reply to MandarinIsGreek2me [2012-07-14 19:59:58 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you could, although it sounds like it might be trickier since keeping the wax liquid for long enough to get it on the paper was the hardest part for me.

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MandarinIsGreek2me In reply to BlackMagdalena [2012-07-15 05:44:44 +0000 UTC]

Not if you draw straight on there without melting.

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