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Author: Charissa_"sass"_Thomas, Contributing Editor
| Abstract watercolors are fun to create, freeing the artist to work with shapes created by the plastic wrap technique. In this article I show the twist I add to the abstracts. Hopefully, I will answer the many questions I have been asked about my work. Join me for my step-by-step process of using opaque watercolors and gel pen for detail work.
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| Stretching the paper and securing it to the board is always the first step I use for any watercolor painting. The stretched paper shrinks when it dries after each application of the watercolor, but for this demonstration the paper is only dampened once for the initial painting. |
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| I use Dr. Ph. Martin's liquid watercolors for the high viscosity of the colors. Tube watercolors can be prepared with just the right amount of water in separate containers to get the opaque colors that I prefer. With the dropper in the lid of the bottles I apply the colors drop by drop on the damp paper, watching it spread across the paper.
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| For this painting I decided to use a variety of plastic to achieve textures in the paint during the drying process. The plastic wrap is applied only to a portion of the color rich paper. Then I crumple plastic grocery bags for other areas. I thought a bit of bubble wrap would give the painting an added twist in the texture.
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 | Covering the whole surface of the paper is essential to allow patterns to develop as the paper dries, no matter what kind of plastic you use.
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