#Creating_Texture_with_Sprinkling_Salt A little table salt sprinkled on damp watercolor paint creates a delicate flower-like spot. Each crystal of salt chases away the pigment to make a lighter are beneath it. You can use this texture to create a field of flowers, snow , or leaves on a tree. It also creates interest in the background or foreground where not much else is going on and gives you unexpected textures in your watercolor paintings. Here some of the tricks which you can use for the unexpected results of using salt: 1) Wet a piece of 5 x 7 inch watercolor paper with clear water. 2) Place the paper on a flat surface and paint the area where you want to use the salt. 3) Wait for the magic time when the paint is damp and shiny. If the paint is dry, the technique won’t work. If the paper has puddles, pour them off or absorb the excess water with the corner of a paper towel. 4) Take a pinch of salt in your fingers and sprinkle a few grains rather than dumping a whole shaker on your painting. 5) Let the painting dry without disturbing the salt. 6) Brush away the salt after the paint dries.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:12:59 +0000
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