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Tutorial / step by step for the negative painting technique with watercolour and masking fluid. C:It is quite an easy technique as you can see, so have fun playing around with it!
If anything is unclear, please feel free to ask me.
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your awesome gallery inspired me *___*
and this is what I've learnt from your tut:
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Woa! It's like making batik (Indonesian traditional fabric art). Cool! Thanks!
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are there any alternatives to masking fluid?
haven't got any around home :/
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I know some people use melted wax as well.
But actually without masking fluid, as long as you have a steady hand it's not too hard to paint some details and quicker too.
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Very cool! Makes me want to try using watercolors.
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I haven't worked a lot with water color, but this really inspires me to work with it more!
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Cool! Is a wash when you go over everything with a colour?
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It could be multiple colours but it's basically a very loosely painted watery layer. C:
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Thanks a lot, this is the first time i've heard of this technique. I tried it out here: [link]
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Very badass
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Your tutorial and artworks are brilliant! Maybe you can also help me with my ploblem.. When I'm putting masking fluid over already painted areas (even those which dried months ago) it takes the paint off revealing the paper! I'm using Talens Van Gogh watercolors, Talens masking fluid and Clairefontaine 180g paper. I'll be very pleased if you have any idea..!
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Thanks so much!
Actually, if the paint is not absorbed into the watercolour paper, it can unfortunately come off with the masking fluid. There are staining (colours that go into paper and will not easily come off) and granulating (colours that form little bits on paper and will rub off) colours.
I think tubes are labeled with St for staining and G for granulating. Maybe you can try using the staining colours as first layers?
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Thank you a lot! I didn't knew about that.
Although all my colours are marked 'S'.. Maybe that is because VanGogh are student's quality..?
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will the masking work on all types of paper, specifically water color paper. cuz i have different kinds of watercolor paper and i want to make sure it wont tear any paintings in the process.
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That looks amazing! I'm definitely going to try this when I get more masking fluid, thank-you so much for sharing!
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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
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This is fantastic, I'm definitely trying this.
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Whoa, the result is so beautiful OuO
Very helpful!
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I kust looooovee your art and I like to try make a painting in that negative style
Okay, I may sound stupid, but what do you mean with "wash"?
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Listen to the clouds
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Thanks so much!
Wash is when you lay down a light layer of colour on your entire piece of paper with water.
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i was thinking about drawing water or water with bubbles, white one - to compare with the color of water or blood, but they are all so small, i mean, tiny, so it is impossible to draw using normal methods - like painting color around it... to me it is impossible... Then i remember that some of your artworks are pretty similar to what i was wondering, and i saw your tutorials. Thank you for sharing it - i have never known of the masking fluid, eventhough in the past in think i had heard something about masking when drawing and painting...
i haven't got my watercolor yet - it will arrive in maybe 1 or 2 weeks, and now i am using gouache, tempera gouache. If you know anything about it, can you plz tell me? as i was coloring, i find it not as light or clear as watercolor. Also, i don't know how to make the color spread - when drop it on the paper and just let it dry, and the edge of it spreads outside, bold, but fade inside? does the paper quality effect that? cause i have already read your other tutorials and the paper i use are 150g (a chinese sketchbook) and 160g/m (canson mixed media paper)
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Hello there~~ Pardon me for the late reply!
I guess by now you've probably gotten your watercolours.
Gouache and tempera paints like you said are very opaque and powdery, so they are very hard to spread unlike watercolour. It's not entirely impossible though, you'd just have to water it down significantly.
If you want the outside to be bold, and the inside to fate, it is best to use watercolour for that effect. After you lay down the colour, you can drop a few splashes of water with your brush in the middle of the colour, and the water will spread outwards, taking some pigments with it to leave the middle lighter.
The paper does affect the quality though, Canson mixed media should work ok. C:
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yes, i have gotten my watercolor 
and i'll try it as soon as i finish tidying my desk, which is a mess :">
Thank you for your advice!
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Wow...I never even know we could use masking fluid! Gotta try that one day...
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i love using masking, and this is a very simple technique to create a beautiful work of art.
i must rmbr to buy masking next time i go supply shopping >.>
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hey.. passing by again....
where can you usually find or buy masking fluid?
i've been asking around bookstores but there isnt any D:
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I usually buy them in an art store. Is there any around you?
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nope. the bookstore are the closest things we have for art stores! i'd hav to travel out of town to buy art stuff. and it not really something i have the luxury of doing sigh....
al though i slightly manage to use wax from candles. but i dont think its good for your technique!
oh yeah! i made something!!! i just need to buy a new scanner and i'll have you see it! credits goes to you of course for the REALLY REALLY helpful tutorials!
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Oh~~ That's unfortunate! >:
But I guess masking isn't 100% necessary. You could always use other things too with your paintings to create neat effects, like salt or coffee/tea etc.
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mmk! i'm going to try that
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Just wondering, does scrapping off the masking fluid rip the paper? and does it cost a lot?
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If you have good watercolour paper, it shouldn't rip it.
Masking generally does not cost that much, maybe 5$.
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I really love your watercolour teqchniques, and this tutorial has helped and inspired me very much! Thank you!
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you make masking fluid magic *A*
is that how you do your amazing layered backgrounds?
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Thank you~
Actually I don't use mask any more. I just wait for one layer to dry before doing another.
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Wow
Your drawings are so neat though! I could never do that. For some reason watercolour hates me XD (but i'm still improving!)
The only things i have to work with is a size 14 brush and a pack of watercolour pencils...haha
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That is awesome! I adore the look of this!
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how heavy is the paper you use? i use 90lb. but i dont think its enough
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awesome! now i just have out find out what "masking fluid" is in german and im all set
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Rubbelkrepp
steht bei dem von Schmincke zB aber auch drauf ;D
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coool danke 
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