Schmincke Horadam Watercolours let the artist control the flow. The Aqua Bronze lets you paint with liquid metal. Schmincke Masking Fluid is removable without tearing the paper. Here is a demonstration of a simple, free-form use of these three great watercolour painting products, to show you what they can do.
Horadam Watercolour, Masking Fluid and Aqua Bronze Demonstration
For brilliant, shining watercolour paintings with glossy metal effects you can combine the Horadam watercolours with the new Schmincke Aqua Bronzes.
For this demo we used:
• Watercolour paper (you can use any paper that has been sized for watercolour as this makes it not too absorbent, or you can use card)
• Horadam watercolour in tubes or pans: Indian Yellow, Magenta
• Schmincke Masking Fluid – a drawing gum in a dispensing bottle for direct application
• Schmincke Aqua Bronze: Copper
• Watercolour brushes
• Water
• A spray bottle filled with water
• Palette
We drew with the masking fluid on dry paper in areas which should remain white.
We let the masking fluid dry before painting colour on it.
With a watercolour brush we painted on our two colours, Indian Yellow and Magenta, in a strong application.
For an interesting colour flow we sprayed a little water into the wet colours and let them flow.
We then let the colours dry.
We mixed a small amount of Aqua Bronze copper with water.
The amount of water you add will influence the opacity and gloss of the Aqua‐Bronze.
A variation of thicker and thinner application makes the painting more interesting.
You also can spray a little water into the bronze to create a thin colour flow.
We then let the colour dry.
We removed the masking fluid by gently rubbing with a finger.
The masking fluid has to be rubbed of completely and should not be left on the paper longer than 2 days, otherwise a slight yellowing of the paper is possible.
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