How to Preserve White Paper When Painintg Wet on dry

- How to Preserve White Paper when Painting Wet-On-Dry - Watch Free Watercolor Painting Video Lessons. I will use the same six premixed colors to make another wash on top of the under layer. However, this time I will apply it not wet-into-wet but wet-on-dry. The painting technique is called the saw-wash. I apply short, diagonal brushstrokes, overlapping every stroke with the previous one. The only reason I am making it is to demonstrate how to preserve white areas when making a variegated wash wet-on-dry. For this wash, I am using the medium sized mop brush. This brush is made of natural squirrel hair and comes from Escoda. It has a sizable belly and takes a lot of paint. Because it has a very pointed tip, it is easier to paint with such a brush with high precision. When needed, it is easier to make wide strokes with this brush. It releases paint in a controllable manner. Every next patch of color is mixed with the previous one easily. When I come to the area I woul
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