I’m planning on doing a painting as a gift for someone, and when I’m done I’m planning on writing a message over top of the painting in white. I will most likely be using dark(er) colors, what should I use to write with? I want something that won’t show the watercolor underneath.
I can’t think of a pen to write over watercolor in white and not show anything through it but I do have a solution…
Masquepen, it is masking fluid in a pen form so you can write with it. What you will do is before you’ve painted anything write with the masquepen whatever you want to write on the paper, it will produce a blue (in some cases, they may have different colors) gel-like stuff so that you can paint over top of the masking fluid and not get any paint underneath. When you’re all done with the painting you just rub off the masking fluid, it’s really easy to get off just make sure you keep the painting away from heat (like sitting in a car for a while) cause it may be hard to get the masking fluid off.
You can buy this at any art supply store and if they don’t have any you can get it at www.cheapjoes.com just type in masquepen where it says search.
I suggest you draw everything you need to draw for your painting first then maybe draw lines to make sure your letters are straight if that’s important to your composition, and write what you need to write. Then paint and when you’re don’t peal off the masking fluid and it will be white where the masking fluid was.
You may want to do a little mini panting just to see how it looks before you do the big one! The pen is very easy to use but you’ll want to practise a bit to make sure you get it to where it will look like your actual handwriting and gain control, etc. Oh and make sure that the masking fluid is completely dry before you paint over it, it shouldn’t take long but its very important. And I wouldn’t reccomend drying it with a hair dryer because it might have the same effect to that heat as the heat from being in a car for too long.
Hope this has helped!! Good luck!! Take a picture and put it on here when you’re done I’d love to see.
oil pastels, but make sure to practice on other papers first if youre not used to pastels, because theyre very messy. try coating layers of pastels in light sprays of aquanet or other aerosl hairspray to keep it from smearing. art on, friend!
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I can’t think of a pen to write over watercolor in white and not show anything through it but I do have a solution…
Masquepen, it is masking fluid in a pen form so you can write with it. What you will do is before you’ve painted anything write with the masquepen whatever you want to write on the paper, it will produce a blue (in some cases, they may have different colors) gel-like stuff so that you can paint over top of the masking fluid and not get any paint underneath. When you’re all done with the painting you just rub off the masking fluid, it’s really easy to get off just make sure you keep the painting away from heat (like sitting in a car for a while) cause it may be hard to get the masking fluid off.
You can buy this at any art supply store and if they don’t have any you can get it at http://www.cheapjoes.com just type in masquepen where it says search.
I suggest you draw everything you need to draw for your painting first then maybe draw lines to make sure your letters are straight if that’s important to your composition, and write what you need to write. Then paint and when you’re don’t peal off the masking fluid and it will be white where the masking fluid was.
You may want to do a little mini panting just to see how it looks before you do the big one! The pen is very easy to use but you’ll want to practise a bit to make sure you get it to where it will look like your actual handwriting and gain control, etc. Oh and make sure that the masking fluid is completely dry before you paint over it, it shouldn’t take long but its very important. And I wouldn’t reccomend drying it with a hair dryer because it might have the same effect to that heat as the heat from being in a car for too long.
Hope this has helped!! Good luck!! Take a picture and put it on here when you’re done I’d love to see.
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wait till it dries and use a sharpy if u wanna keep it cheap
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