I am trying something new today - painting a street scene in watercolor! And, I am trying a new paper - 100% rag by Whatman. Well, let me just say that the paper accepted the paint wonderfully, and I loved the texture. Then, it came time to rub off the Pebeo, and yikes - the paper absorbed the pale blue shade of the resist! So, where I wanted white paper showing, I now had pale blue! Also, the rubber cement remover did not work well, so I used the rubber-like wine cork to pull off this resist - and a little color at the same time! The cork is a subtle eraser, removing paint without damaging the paper - but I had to go back in and darken areas which had been fine until I removed the Pebeo. It is pretty unnatural for me to paint a street scene in watercolor! I have only used oils for this, and the method is SO different! I think I like the results, and the french flavor of this painting - I'll just have to let it rest and see how I like it tomorrow! I will not be using this paper for applying resists again - but it may still be a good watercolor paper. Painting number 600 in 600 days! Hooray!
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