Mechanical Preparation, Continued
Silhouetting
Figure 1-35 shows the process of removing excess paint with a moist cotton
and vignetting
swab and feathering hard edges left by the silhouetting process to create a
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more natural appearance.
Figure 1-35. —Removing excess paint with moist cotton.
To vignette an object, follow this table:
Step
Action
1
Prepare the surface of the photograph with Fuller’s Earth.
2
Apply a frisket or mask to protect the areas of the image to remain
unaffected.
3
Airbrush pigment onto the photograph beginning with the four
corners using a light, airy, circular motion.
4
Continue to rotate the photograph, spraying the four corners one by
one, until the pigment covers the amount of the photograph desired.
Strive to keep the coverage even.
5
Allow to dry.
6
Remove the frisket or mask.
7
Clean the desired image area of seepage and soften the edges
around the image to give a more natural effect.
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