Preparing to Airbrush, ContinuedFrisketsA frisket is a transparent or translucent adhesive-backed sheet used to protectareas of the drawing you do NOT want painted.Place a frisket over thedrawing, gently cut and remove the areas of the frisket to be painted.Use asharp blade and only enough pressure to cut through the frisket.Excessivepressure scores or scars the drawing, or worse yet, may slice all the waythrough the substrate. Apply pressure lightly to the frisket. No air bubblesshould remain under the frisket. Make sure the edges of a frisket are firmlyin place to prevent overspray from seeping under them. Remove friskets frompainted surfaces carefully and remove excess adhesive with your finger or arubber cement pick-up.To apply friskets:StepAction1Place the frisket over the drawing.2Carefully cut the frisket on the outline of the drawing.3Remove the frisket from the areas you wish to paint.4Apply light pressure to the frisket squeezing out all air bubbles.5Make sure all edges of the frisket are firmly adhered.To remove friskets:StepAction1Allow the pigment to dry before removing frisket.2Carefully peel the frisket away from the drawing surface.3Discard the frisket or return the frisket to its backing sheet forstorage if you must reuse the same frisket later.4Touch up any scratches or pick-off from the outline of the shapethat was painted.Continued on next page6-23
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