More on "Queen of the Nereids"

Today was the day remove the freezer paper masks from the large simple shapes (ie: rocks) and to wash out  the wax resist protecting all the rest .  After getting the base coat on the background( in this case the "water" ) I leave it to cure for at least two  weeks.  Now it can be washed without fear of color loss.  So now the wax is all gone and I'm ready to start painting again. Since this was just the base coat, there will be more layers of color added to the water as I go along, but the masks/resist is no longer needed.

I have had several e-mails asking about my methods and I answered them privately, but I'll repeat some here for those who may be wondering.

I am using a variety of acrylic products; Jacquard's Dye-na-Flow, Tsukeniko inks,Liquitex Artists inks, Jacquard's Pearl Ex Pigments and others.  The beauty of acrylics is that you can mix and match them., and they clean up easily.

Since they are all very thin like dye, I thicken them with shaving cream for large open expanses, and with Aloe gel for  areas that are smaller and more detailed so that I have total control and can hold them to the drawn line.

I use regular artists brushes that are designed for acrylics.

The cloth is Pimatex prepared for dyeing.  It's a nice high thread count that has a  slick and smooth surface that allows the inks to flow easily from the brush to get even the most minute detail without the weave of the cloth distracting the surface.

I draw my designs on the cloth with Prismacolor pencils. If I know ahead of time what color I plan , I use that color to draw...if I haven't decided yet, I use the pale gray.

Any other questions, just contact me and I'll be happy to answer.

For now, another look at the painting in progress.









I have several videos on my website demonstrating my methods of resists/masks and various methods of painting.