Words and pictures from the author of And the Crows Took Their Eyes as well as the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries . . .
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Playing with Salt
If you sprinkle salt on a half-dry watercolor wash as I've done here in the blue, you get these lovely effects. Lots of fun to see what happens as it dries.
Very interesting! Is this a known painting technique or something you came up with on your own? Does the salt stay put when it's dry or does some of it fall off?
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Lovely effect!
I also practice this method for silk painting.
Miss Yves
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Very interesting! Is this a known painting technique or something you came up with on your own? Does the salt stay put when it's dry or does some of it fall off?
And I would guess different sizes of grains of salt would make different patterns. Something I knew about and never tried. Your skies look gorgeous!
Sandy--it's discussed in most watercolor how-to books. When the painting is thoroughly dry, you brush the salt off.
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