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Published: 2011-05-09 14:18:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 731; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 17
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A little experiment with watercolors, salt and white... Will scrap later!My BLOG !
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Wow! this one absorbed a lot of color. So then, did you use cooking salt?
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Yes! While the paint was still wet I sprinkled with cooking salt (the more rough one) and it absorbed the colour!
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That explains it! The times I've attempted this I've used table salt
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The effect with table salt (the smallest grain) does have some effect, but not as pretty as this one 
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These wonderful piece of art is featured here: [link]
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This is so beatiful - amazing blue...you have a lovely gallery by the way
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wow, what an amazing blue! love it!so dreamy^^,
mmm, i never could get a reasonable effect with salt. maybe i lack a step. do you rub the salt onto paper or just sprinkle?i think mine lacks contrasting colours, so it doesn't show up as much, but am not sure.what kind of white did you use on the jellyfish?
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I don't rub the salt. I always use dark colors, and a lot of water and pigment, so that when the salt absorbs the colors, the contrast is greater!!! Try with darker colors and a lot of pigment. And let it dry by itself... Let it take it's time!
For the jellyfish I used a normal white pen I got my hands on!
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the salt is placed on the darked pigments or lighter ones?or on both^^,?
cool!so the contrast theory IS viable!thanks, must try that next time when i use contrasting colours. too late for current piece, but am not supposed to mix colours this time anyway XD.
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I usually place the salt on the darker pigments so that the effect is greater, but if you apply it on lighter ones, effect becomes soft, and so it depends for what purpose you want that effect!
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ah, i see. thank you very much for telling me all these^^,!greatly appreciate it. these days, doing waters feel more like an experiment to me than artclass!lolol
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If it feels like fun, then it's right what it should feel like! 
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it feels veeeery fun *esp the 'aaaargh' part sometimes 
that's all for the moment i think. thanks!i sure hope i won't mess up my next piece!i want to try the splattering of colours on the piece after i do the add the salt technique on kimono.
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I've never added water to masking fluid... Maybe I'm doing that wrong! hahahaha Does it tape evenly with water added to it?
Good luck with the kimono
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ah, according to friend, the reason why it's so stiff and thick is because---i didn't add water to it!
after adding water, it brushes just fine, but still destroys the brushes,so i only use cheap throaway brushes whenever i need to dip into masking liquid. the colours will use calligraphy brushes.
thanks, i just hope i get free time to finish it!XD
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I've got to try adding some water to my masking fluid
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sure, no problem. a pleasure discussing watercolours with you!
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