tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post8247329654365050292..comments2024-03-27T15:35:13.728-04:00Comments on <br> WATERCOLORS AND WORDS: Monday, October 8, 2007 - Jerry's Dragonfly Stage 2RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-32393037359820076562007-10-10T19:33:00.000-04:002007-10-10T19:33:00.000-04:00Thanks Rhonda! I have that kind of gesso as well a...Thanks Rhonda! I have that kind of gesso as well as the thicker, pasty jar kind. I'm ready to give this a try! First, another Yupo painting, but then I have to try some gessoed paper.<BR/><BR/>SusanWatercolors by Susan Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091873961431846148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-78124013834534235992007-10-09T21:17:00.000-04:002007-10-09T21:17:00.000-04:00Thanks, Susan :) To get that look you put the pai...Thanks, Susan :) To get that look you put the paint down and then while it's still damp, you spray it with a sprayer that makes big drops - not a fine mister. Works well. I use Liquitex Acrylic Gesso and it's fairly thin - comes in a 8 fl. oz. bottle.RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-31042954666995760702007-10-08T21:18:00.000-04:002007-10-08T21:18:00.000-04:00Rhonda, I love this background already....with the...Rhonda, I love this background already....with the texture having all those little white spots it reminds me of a summer evening, busy with all the light-colored insects flying through the air. I like this gesso stuff, I really will have to try it. I have both the jar and the thinner liquid kind...which do you use on paper?<BR/><BR/>SusanWatercolors by Susan Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091873961431846148noreply@blogger.com