Water-Based Pigments, ContinuedSpecialSALT: Salt placed on the wet surface of a watercolor painting will repelequipment(Continued)pigment around it leaving a white spot difficult to create any other way.Thisis an especially effective technique for creating snow and sand.STENCILS: Stencils placed on a painting surface will protect areas fromreceiving pigment. You can cut the edge of a stencil straight or jagged. Fora softer edge, raise the stencil slightly from the paper surface.MASKING FLUID: Liquid rubber cement or a commercially prepared liquidfrisket protects areas you do not want to receive pigment. After the paintdries, the masking fluid can be removed by rubbing gently over the surfaceof the frisket until it releases or curls away.BlendingtechniquesThe two blending techniques are the wet-brush and the dry-brush method.Wet brushblendingWet brush blending uses water to blend water-based media. Apply the wetbrush technique after you finish setting the flat tones on the subject.To employ the wet brush blending technique, follow this table:StepAction1Set the flat tones of the subject.2Lay both selected values side-by-side, overlapping slightly.3Wet your brush in clear water.4Starting at the top, work your brush back and forth over the areawhere the values overlap.5Clean the brush and wet it slightly.6With vertical strokes, soften the previous horizontal strokes. Becareful to not lift the paint as you soften the strokes.Continued on next page1-61
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