![]() Note the lighter areas around the wave that look kind of foggy. I mixed a darker blue for the ocean behind the wave and painted it in very wet. Next, I chose several blues and painted the sky and the shadow shapes in the waves and allowed that to dry. Before continuing, I wait for the frisket to dry. I used my brush and more frisket in the foreground to paint in some of the lines and roiling shapes I saw there. He gets some very interesting textural effects with these. I have read about a landscape artist who allows the frisket to build up on sponges and old brushes and he re-uses them. ![]() I immediately rinsed my sponge out when I finished so the frisket did not dry in it. I used the sponge for some of the foamy water in the foreground, also. I am very careful to rinse and repeat these steps so the frisket never begins to dry on my sponge. I began dabbing the frisket on the contours of the wave, emulating what I saw in my reference photo. I then dipped my sponge in a puddle of frisket that I poured into an old dish (small to not waste the frisket). This makes the outer surface of your sponge shapes a little slippery and will help you get the frisket off when the time comes to rinse. I spritzed some water onto my soap dish and dipped my damp sponge in that first. This makes the sponge “thirsty and ready to work. I squeezed out as much of the water as I could. I then prepared my sponge by dipping it in water and allowing it to become soggy. I began by drawing a guideline or two for the rock shapes on my watercolor paper (140 lb Arches Rough). I tested several on scrap paper to see which one would be best suited for what I needed for the white shapes on the wave. The large one in the center top is the one I chose for this painting. When I purchase sponges, I try to look for new shapes to add to my collection so I get a variety. Next is a small jar of brush cleaning soap and last is my frisket brush.Ībove are examples of some of the sponges I have used. I like it because it is runnier and easier to work with when using it for tiny areas that need more detail. The incredible white mask is pretty thick and I only use that when I am not too concerned about exactness, like for splattering and such. I have two kinds of frisket in the photo. It removes the frisket much like an eraser. You do so by carefully rubbing this across the surface. This is used after your painting has dried and you need to remove the frisket to expose the white of the paper. Frisket can be referred to as masking fluid or drawing gum, also. ![]() Using the frisket with a sponge is much the same. I have outlined how to use liquid frisket with a brush in another post here. I had read in a book titled “Terry’s Top Tips for Watercolour Artists” (by Terry Harrison) that he sometimes uses a sponge to create the white foam on the tops of waves or I think they are sometimes referred to as whitecaps. This time I wanted to try something a little different. I have painted this wave once before on masa paper here.
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