Erasing Small Areas and Fine Lines

   This entry was originally posted on Monday,  November 26, 2012

Sometimes when trying to lift a small area, you might scrub away just a little too much.

To avoid doing this, use packing tape around the area.

You can cut out the shape you want lifted and lay the tape over it.

Then use a sea sponge or magic eraser to lift the area.

 

This technique also works well when try to clean up or create a line. 

Just make sure the tape is completely pressed down to avoid any water seeping underneath it. 

The Attic Room

 

The beams in the ceiling were lifted after I painted the background black by using this method.

Another Way to Lift

 This entry was originally posted on Saturday, November 24, 2012

This past week I talked about how to lift color and mistakes in your watercolor paintings.

Another trick for lifting mistakes is to use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

This magic eraser was initially designed to lift stains off of walls and household items.

However, several watercolorists have discovered that if it can lift crayon and a child's painted hand prints from walls, it just might lift paint from paper.

And it does! 

Just tear a small piece off of the eraser, dip it in water and erase away.

 

The eraser is to be used gently though.

I would recommend using it sparingly and not to scrub back to white (unless it is a pale color you are lifting).

It can be abrasive and scrubbing excessively hard will ruin and might tear your paper.

I would also recommend using the original formula instead of all the other kinds that might have additional chemicals.