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Watercolor Paint and Drawing Gum

Watercolor Paint and Drawing Gum

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Watercolor Paint and Drawing Gum

Estimation du temps de réalisation : 60 minutes

Discover in this watercolor painting tutorial how to use Drawing Gum, whether in a bottle or pen form. With this activity, you will learn how to create areas of white reserve in watercolor. Since it is a diluted paint that plays with transparencies, you cannot use white in this paint except to lighten certain colors. Therefore, you need to use the white of the paper and protect it with Drawing Gum, also known as masking liquid.

Step by step, find out how to carry out this extremely easy technique!

Our tips regarding Drawing Gum:

Drying: An important step in the process, the Drawing Gum must be perfectly dry before painting. Also, your painting must be completely dry before removing the Drawing Gum.
Protect your brushes that will be used to apply the Drawing Gum. There are tips available, such as wetting the bristles beforehand with soap to create a barrier that prevents the bristles from sticking together. However, the best option is to use old brushes since the Drawing Gum dries quickly.

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How to complete this tutorial step by step?

Etape par étape

Materials

For this activity, you will need:

- watercolor paper (190 g/m² or 300 g/m²)

- solid watercolor paint in pans

- 3 synthetic brushes (including 1 for the drawing gum)

- liquid drawing gum and 1 drawing gum pen

- 1 roll of masking tape

- 1 jar of water

Step 1

Attach the paper to your work table using masking tape; its adhesive side is specially designed to peel off easily without tearing the paper.

Then, using a fine brush and liquid drawing gum, draw large flowers on the sheet.

Step 2

Using the drawing gum marker, this time, draw patterns on the edges of the paper. Here we made dots, but you can also create zigzags, rectangles, or other patterns..

Step 3

Allow the drawing gum to dry completely.

Then moisten the sheet using a wide brush.

Step 4

With a fine brush, test the color on a scrap of paper to choose the harmonies that will compose your painting.

Step 5

Apply your watercolor colors on wet paper. If it dries in the meantime, don't panic, just wet your sheet again.

Step 6

When the paint is completely dry, gently rub the paper (with your finger or an eraser) to remove the film from the drawing gum. You will see the color of the paper appear, which is also called the "reserve."