About the video: Masking Fluid
Overview
“If your subject has tiny white highlights, pale veins, or a dimpled surface, you might consider using masking fluid to protect these areas before painting initial washes. In this lesson, I will show you when and how to use masking fluid at the start of any botanical painting.”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Masking Fluid, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques. Develop botanical illustration skills with watercolor, gouache, and ink techniques, blending realism and artistic expression.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to show you how and when to use masking fluid at the start of your botanical painting project. Now, you may not need to use masking fluid. It depends on the features of your fruit. But I'm going to use it because I've got some shiny highlights and I've also got some fine detail. Which have dark backgrounds. So you can see on the iPad here that these little flecks and shiny areas on the pips, it would be really difficult to work around those areas in paint. And so I'm going to put the masking fluid wherever I see these little highlights. And also where we've got the...”
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Course summary for: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques
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Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
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