Salt Watercolor Paper for Your Art from Karen's Whimsy




I have read about this method of decorating paper in several books and on the web. I finally got it to look good this last time I tried it. The secret is to make sure the surface of the paper is really wet before tossing on the salt. I got the idea of using the spray bottle from Margaret Ball's web site at http://flameweaver.com/tips/paper_dyeing.html#salt .Take a look at her site. I'm going to try all her paper decorating techniques!

Salt Watercolor

Salt Watercolor

Ingredients

F&W Acrylic Artists' Ink
Morton's Coarse Kosher Salt
spray bottle filled with water
sketch paper

Process:

1. Wet a brush (I used a foam brush for this part) and paint water all over your paper.

2. Use a soft bristled brush or a foam brush and wash your ink across the paper.

3. Sprinkle salt over the paper.

4. Using your spray bottle, spritz water across the page. The force of the water spreads the ink out and creates the lighter puddles of color.

5. Let dry, and brush off the salt crystals.



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