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A very quick and simple demonstration for #watercolorists Aqua Project: Masking [link]This was very easy to make. First of all, I applied some colored washes to the paper and also some blue splatters (because they're fun
). After that dried, I painted some tree shapes with masking fluid and also made splatters with it, to create shapes and patterns that would look like flowers. And on top, I added another wash (darker this time) of watercolors and ink.It's a very simple thing to do and if anyone feels like taking this idea further and making something more complex, by all means, please do so.
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Masking fluid keeps tearing my paper. It makes me want to cry tears of blood.
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This is awesome! I really love the splatter effect
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very fun experience, i recommend it to everyone who feels like playing around with colors and discovering new, cool techniques and outcomes
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I love this so much!!! the texture is so pronounced and lovely. The blue hues are very calming and add a sense of serenity and complete relaxation. This is very spirited.
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i love this the tree looks great coming out of the colors!
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Thank you, I was afraid they might be a bit too bright.
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No it's beautiful I love it! I wanna do something like it...
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This is wonderful and magical! Beautiful colours!
Makes me imagine lying under a tree at night and looking up!
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ooh I love how the colors blend together! 
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Damn the colours and their awesomeness! Icy and playful. Real eye-candy. c:
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Thank you. It's the inks, the pigments are stronger and more vivid than they are with watercolors.
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Ah, yes, but of course. That explains a lot. It would have to be one hell of a watercolour to create that kind of intensity. But I say it still takes skill to make it look this good.
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what watercolors do you use? While I agree that generally inks have stronger pigment, I've found some tube watercolors to be very intense pigmentation.
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Derwent watercolors. True, not the best brand out there, but they work for me.
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That's cool, I've used them a bit myself. There are 2 brands of tube color you might want to check out just for giggles - M. Graham from the US Pacific West and Shinhan from Korea. With both of these I've found a little goes a long way, and in the case of M. Graham's I constantly have to work to de-saturate the colors with enough water before applying.
That said, I'm interested in trying out the liquid inks sometime. I keep seeing all this amazing work, which frequently resembles watercolor, but sometimes seems even more luminous. I'm a big fan of Charles Vess for that sort of work.
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I'm a great fan of C Vess, too. 
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