- [Mako] Hey guys, in today's Art Journal Thursday episode,
I'm going to show you three easy watercolor painting ideas
you can create by using masking fluid.
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Now for all the paintings, I will be using the blue masking
fluid in a jar by Schmincke because it makes your life
a lot easier by being actually visible
to you while you paint.
The first painting idea is really simple but super cute.
Begin by applying the masking fluid onto your paper
in any shape you like using a brush.
For the first painting, I wanted to create something simple.
That's why I created different flowers the same way
as I would doodle them with a pen.
But you can create any other shapes patterns you like.
Just make sure that you paint kind of over the edges
to create the seamless pattern.
Make sure you use a cheap brush for that and clean
it afterwards because masking fluid
is not healthy for brushes.
Everything that is covered with the masking fluid
is now protected from the watercolors.
This means that all these areas will stay white
while we cover the rest of the paper with watercolors.
If you don't have masking fluid, you could also use
a white crayon or a white candle for this design,
but be aware that you will create a surface
by using the crayon or the candle that won't allow you
to cover it later if you decide to.
Now, while the masking fluid is drying,
we can prepare the second painting.
Here, I decided to create one part of the ocean
with a few light reflections on top.
Begin by applying the masking fluid
in a wavy motion over your paper.
Create thin lines and thicker lines from one side
to the other and make them cross
each other from time to time.
You can use a reference picture to get an idea
but I wouldn't stress too much.
Just experiment and see what you can create
with the different lines.
Remember, everything that you cover up
with the masking fluid will be white later,
so imagine where you will place the light reflections.
While the masking fluid is drying,
we can now prepare the last painting.
Here we can paint something even more advanced
but still pretty simple.
Begin by sketching out a few daisies using a pencil.
We just want to create the overall shapes
so we know where to place the masking fluid later.
Next, carefully erase the pencil lines while keeping
the lines still a little bit visible for you.
Now we can use the masking fluid to cover the petals
of the daisies, the stems and the leaves.
Since daisies are white, it can be tricky to create
an even background behind them while making sure
you don't accidentally paint over the white areas.
That's why masking fluid is great to make sure
that everything stays white.
But you can also create other flowers like a dandelion.
Here you just need to focus on areas that are white
and create them by using masking fluid.
Once the masking fluid has dried, we can start painting.
The first painting is very simple to paint.
Here we basically just want to create
a colorful pattern using different colors.
Add them one by one and make them blend into each other.
Since watercolors dry a lot lighter,
I would recommend to use lots of paint or otherwise,
the result might look a little bit too pale.
Since we covered the paper with lots of masking fluid,
we will have a lot of white areas that will really pop
with the vibrant and saturated background.
For the second painting,
I will be using blue and light green colored watercolors.
Begin by applying a thin coat of water to the paper.
Now with the wet on wet technique, we can apply the paint.
Start by distributing blue watercolor paint
starting from the top and blot it out
while you move downwards.
For this painting, I wanted to make the lower area
a little bit lighter than the rest.
You can keep it the way it is, but I decided to make
it look a little bit more ocean like,
by adding a little bit of light green color paint on top.
If it looks too green, you can simply
add more blue color paint to the mixture.
For the last painting, we can combine both techniques
that we used for two other paintings.
Apply a thin coat of water to the paper
and then add different color paint on top
while letting them blend into each other.
Don't forget to use more paint than water to make sure
that the colors will look really vibrant
once they have dried.
Now all we have to do is to let everything dry
before we can add been more details to finish our paintings.
Once everything has dried,
remove the tape and carefully rub off the masking fluid.
This masking fluid I'm using great because it doesn't rip
off the paper when you remove it,
which happened to me a lot of times with other brands.
You can simply rub it off without pulling.
This is how it looks now.
If you want, you can intensify some areas in the ocean
and make them darker.
For example, you can create darker areas by using
dark blue colored paint to make a few areas
in the ocean a little bit deeper.
Or if you feel like you have too many white areas,
you can split them or just cover them up.
Masking fluid is something that needs practice
so don't stress too much and don't panic if it doesn't
look the way you hoped the first times you try.
There are so many ways how you can use them
so I would recommend to start by getting familiar
with the medium first before you tackle more difficult
ways how you can use it.
Now we can move on to the third painting.
Here we can use a little bit more masking fluid
for a few small details in the center of the daisies.
This way, they will look a lot more interesting later.
While the masking fluid is drying, you can go ahead
and paint the stems and the leaves using green
and brown colored water color paint.
To make the petals look more three dimensional,
you can use a similar color to what you used
in the background or a gray color to create shadows.
Here, I simply went over a few areas that are to the left
or to the right of each petal to make
the white areas a little bit darker.
Now we just need to color the center by using yellow
and brown colored paint and let everything dry.
Once everything is completely dry,
we can remove the masking fluid.
If you want, you can add even more details
and adjust things until you're happy
and the paintings are done.
Let me know in the comments below if you would like
to see even more watercolor painting techniques.
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