Painting 33

Ref 890 Watercolor.-   BLOT
 Blot wet paint with a sponge, paper towel, facial tissue, terry cloth towel, your finger or the palm of your hand. The towel or tissue can be dry or wet, flat, crumpled, or twisted. If you blot several areas, be sure to frequently re-crumpled the paper to avoid repeating the same pattern and to avoid placing the lifted paint back onto the paper. Blot lightly to remove a little paint; press hard to remove more paint. Blot straight down or roll the absorbent paper across the paint. Blot with a tissue wrapped around the end of a spool of thread, creating a light, round shape in the wet paint. Blot with tissue wrapped around the end of your finger, In my following painting I was able to make mist and light with this technic;
To reinforce White tone I employ White gouache .-White paint onto the white paper in areas where you want mist, fog or steam to be. When the gouache White is dry, paint the picture. When the completed painting has dried, dampen the paint where you want to blot out some color to give the impression of mist, fog or steam. Gently dab with a sponge or tissue paper. The color will lift easily where there is gouache White. This technique allows you to lift even staining pigments.

                                            
                                                              Ref 890