I am still playing with different art materials, trying to come up with the best possible combination. For this most recent painting, I tried Fabriano Artistico extra white hot press paper. I really liked how bright the colors look on the extra white surface. And unlike the hot press Strathmore Mixed Media paper, I was able to do some lifting of highlights, although not as much as I could with cold press watercolor paper. The hot press surface allowed me to get very tight details too.
However, when removing masking fluid, I noticed that the surface of the paper "pilled" a little bit, which meant that some of the washes didn't go down quite as smoothly as I would have liked. Has anyone else noticed that? I wonder if it had something to do with the fact that my masking fluid was a bit old and congealed!
Thanks to Jacoba for her advice on working with Blogger in my post from a week ago. Seems like Blogger has changed their format and I think that probably had something to do with the problems I was having. And now, back to the drawing board, yay!
jane, i always put a thin wash of white paint over my watercolor paper. that lets the masking fluid rub off real easy . try it on a scrap piece to see if you like the way it works. i so love your work and would love to be able to talk to you about the pitfalls and rewards of licencing.
ReplyDeleteHi Jane! I keep trying to like Fabriano but I find that it takes washes unevenly...some areas seem more absorbent than others... uneven sizing?
ReplyDeleteI keep coming back to Arches 140 lb Hot press Bright White....masking fluid zips off easy peasy for me. Cheers! Wendy