can i use rubber cememt to mask things on watercolor pieces instead of the usual expensive masking liquids?
2007-01-12 21:36:29 · 3 answers · asked by louie 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
Try it on a test piece of paper that you don't care about first. My guess is that it would leave a residue on the paper; and that's saying that you COULD peel it off cleanly afterward. (Doubtful!)
The masking liquid is expensive, but the results are so impressive!
I've had some luck by wetting down the area right up to, but not including the area I want to leave white, (basically outlining the area in a small puddle of water right up to it's edges), then painting the areas around it and letting the paint bleed over right up to the dry section. Play around with scrap paper with this trick until you find the right amount of water to pre- outline it with.
2007-01-12 21:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by Cynthia D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've tried it before and it picked up some of the paper when I picked it off. I guess it would depend on how hairy a paper you were using. Try it out on the back first! The masking liquid IS expensive but it goes a long way. Good luck with your art!
2007-01-13 14:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by Joan H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will work as long as you have a 'rubber cement pickup' (ask at any art store), a sort of gnarly eraser thing made of cream coloured rubber that uses traction to rub up the cement.
2007-01-13 06:59:51 · answer #3 · answered by American Splendor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋