~~My husband was the one who kept encouraging me to try painting and I have to admit that I was very resistant. I absolutely love the process of colored pencil painting. But I finally, reluctantly decided to give it a try. My first few pieces weren't very successful. I was hoping to find a way to use the same layering process in paint and it simply wasn't working. That is until I found watercolor canvas.
Eureka! That was the key for me. Finally I found something that allowed me to work in light, semi-transparent layers. It gives me total control of the edges and the finished work looks very similar to my colored pencil pieces, which is exactly what I wanted. The added benefit is that I'm able to lay down large layers quickly and create wash effects that I wasn't able to do with pencil. I truly feel like it's the best of both worlds.
~~While on this painting journey, I've been discovering new tricks and tips that are very helpful. Sometimes I find something and think "Wow! I wish I'd known about this a lot sooner!"
So today I thought I'd share some of my favorite supplies for "painting colored pencil style." You can find an earlier post on this style of painting here.
**First, of course, is the watercolor canvas. I use Fredrix pre-stretched watercolor canvas for my large pieces. I also have some of the canvas sheets and use them for smaller pieces.


**I've been enjoying doing large wash backgrounds but these can be a little hard to control. I like to let them puddle, mix and do their own thing so I was very excited to find the Masquepen.

Up until this discovery I had been using liquid frisket and painting it on with a brush. It was slow, uneven, and messy. The masquepen is the same idea as frisket only it comes in a pen-like applicator. I can use it to easily block off anything that I don't want my background wash to go over and it comes off by simply rubbing it gently with my finger.
~~The more I journey into paint, the more I find myself loving it. I suppose the greatest lesson I've learned is not to be afraid to try something new; to journey outside of your comfort zone. You never know what discoveries you might find!
Happy Tuesday everyone!
6 comments:
Your paintings have just been beautiful Kasie, I'm sure that people are surprised that you haven't been using paints all that long. Seeing you do it a year ago, encouraged me to try this year. Thanks for the info too, should I ever get to acrylics!
Thanks for sharing your tips with us! I'm glad you ventured out of your comfort zone. Like Rose said, you've got me thinking about trying something new too!
hey, kasie:)
i'm a friend of elise (e and t), and i am just stopping by to let you know that it's her birthday if you like to stop by and wish her a happy day:D
love,
dani
Those videos of your girls was so fun! :)
Wow, Thanks for the tips Kasie, I'm 'specially interested in the masquepen!!
Oh, and I really enjoyed the music in the last post, you have good taste there also :)
Your girls are beautiful.
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