The Calliart
workshop on 2 April was a fun afternoon using masking fluid, which is sometimes
called resist. After an introduction I
demonstrated how to write with the masking fluid, which I allowed to dry before
applying a wash of watercolour and then, when the paint had dried, removing the
resist with my finger tip. Then it was
time for all participants to play. I
encouraged students to do all their resist writing first, reminding them to
rinse their nibs frequently and then thoroughly cleaning their nibs when they
had finished writing. The results were
lovely and varied, with some students concentrating on single words while
others used their resist letters as background and wrote over them with
ink. Using Coleus leaves dipped in paint
and then stamped onto the work before removing the resist proved very popular
with some students. I hope all
participants had as much fun doing this workshop as I had tutoring it.
Glenis
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