Portrait Artist Forum - View Single Post - Does watercolor masking fluid work for oils?

Michele Rushworth · 03-09-2004, 09:50 PM

I'm not sure if you have experience using watercolors, but they move around a LOT, hence the need for masking fluid. The nice thing about oil paint is that it stays exactly where it's put, so there is really no need for masking fluid.

I don't know how hard the stuff would be to remove from the texture of the canvas later. When I painted a lot in watercolors many years ago, it was even hard to get it off the watercolor paper sometimes, if I left it on too long.

03-09-2004, 09:50 PM	#2
Michele Rushworth CAFE & BUSINESS MODERATOR SOG Member FT Professional Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,460	I'm not sure if you have experience using watercolors, but they move around a LOT, hence the need for masking fluid. The nice thing about oil paint is that it stays exactly where it's put, so there is really no need for masking fluid. I don't know how hard the stuff would be to remove from the texture of the canvas later. When I painted a lot in watercolors many years ago, it was even hard to get it off the watercolor paper sometimes, if I left it on too long. __________________ Michele Rushworth www.michelerushworth.com [email protected]