While I was waiting for Mr. Rao's oil painting to dry, I began converting my colored pencil anime drawing to a more final painted version. Though I'm certainly not an expert on watercolor, I like the subtleties of it. I knew I needed stars, so I went out and bought some masking fluid.
If you recall, last time I tried masking fluid it was gloppy and horrible. But it turns out that masking fluid that's not on sale is liquid and not gloppy whatsoever.
So I set about painting the girl and loved, loved, loved how she looked. Ignoring my husband's advise to test the masking on something else first, I painted it over my girl. Once it was dry I painted my wash background...peeled off the masking and...ruined. Oh ruined! The masking had peeled off the paint underneath and some if the wash had gotten through! Gah! There was no saving it.
I knew the error was completely ignorance on my part, I remained positive and tried again. But not before consulting some experts. Turns out, you have to mask a clean, dry, unpainted area. Mistake one. Your brush must be dry. Mistake two. Then to ensure paint doesn't seep through, 2 coats. Mistake three.
My second try was a complete success! I'm so happy about the tree and stars! It might not be the final product, but it's close. And I learned a valuable lesson in the process.
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