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Making patterns with salt

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 by The Proof Angel

This technique with salt is an idea from watercolour painting. It is often described in books with dire warnings against using it too often. And I can see why: it is addictive. When you add salt to wet paint, the … Continue reading →

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Painting trees with salt

Posted on Sep 1, 2017 by The Proof Angel

This design combines two techniques, which as you can see from the picture gives some very different results. First, the basic shapes of a tree trunk standing on a hillside was drawn, using wax. Then the whole scarf was painted … Continue reading →

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