Hello! I’m in the middle of taking an awesome free online art course which has encouraged me to use materials that I’ve owned for ages but haven’t used in a while (or never!). For me, that product is frisket (liquid masking fluid, I’m using one made by Windsor and Newton). It’s a latex liquid which acts as a protective layer for the work underneath and is typically used with watercolors, however it can also be used with other art products too. When it’s dried, you peel it off, and anything put over it comes off too, while everything underneath it is safely preserved and untouched. It’s so fun to use, and I hadn’t used it in ages, so I got it out and here goes!
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I decided it would be fun to create a background using multiple stencils and colors, and add some frisket circles to each of the layers to see what the end results would look like once I peeled it off at the end. I decided to play it safe and stick to an analogous color scheme (colors next to one another on the color wheel). For the first layer, I used stencil TCW905 Leaf Emblem mandala with a foam roller and acrylic paint.
I took a cosmetic sponge and acrylic paint (pounce off the excess first), then dabbed vertically up and down through stencil TCW450 Art Deco Leaves in random places on the page.
Next came the frisket, which is also known as latex liquid or masking fluid. Masking fluid is used mostly in watercolor painting, but it can also be used with other mediums too. It acts as a protective, removable, layer. When it dries, it seals the page and the layers below to protect them from future layers which are applied over the top. Once dry, it can be peeled off to reveal the preserved layers, colors and lines below. I love using it, and I’d forgotten how fun it is to peel it off! I used this technique on each of the following layers to create more interest, contrast and depth.
I nearly always have to use ColorSparx powders in everything I do, I just love them. For this project, I really wanted a bright pop of color, and knew that the Lime Green ColorSparx powder would suit that task perfectly! I sprinkled it onto the page, then spritzed it with our spritz bottle.
I decided I wanted to add some depth using darker colors, so I used sap green and cobalt blue hue acrylic paint, dabbed randomly with a cosmetic sponge through stencil TCW885 Cut Outs.
Now I wanted to add some bright highlights. I decided to use my new favorite stencil TCW187 Mini Vines with TCW9001 White Gesso. I chose to use white gesso because it’s matte and opaque, yet use it lightly so that the layers below could still be slightly seen.
I also love using acrylic inks to add bright color to my works. I spritzed the page with water using our spritz bottle, then added a few random drops of acrylic ink in places.
And now it’s finally time to peel off the frisket stamped circles to fully reveal the circle shapes that were stamped in the layers below. The left image, below, is before the frisket is removed, the right image, below, is after the frisket circle stamps have been peeled off and removed.
I’ve added some close up photos so you can see the frisket results in greater detail.
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Michaela Butterworth
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