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Khadi Handmade Paper + Masking Fluid

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Equals disaster! Using a fineliner pen, brush, and pencil all worked great on this lovely paper, but when I decided to test masking fluid to create grass and leaves on the ground, it wasn’t so great anymore.

This is Khadi handmade watercolor paper. I purchased a pack to use with ink and ink washes, but I could tell it wasn’t as sturdy as the handmade Twinrocker paper I used a few weeks ago. I’ll continue to use the Khadi paper (I have a small hardcover journal that I love), but I won’t be able to use masking fluid. Every blade of grass or leaf peeled off paper. That rough look to the edges of the grass blades is all torn paper. Running your hand across the surface feels like, well, lots of edges of torn and damaged paper.

The good news is that using a wax resist, like the white crayon I used to create the white markings on the bird on the top right, worked fine. Also, because the paper is so nice when used with ink, being patient and drawing around the highlighted areas, like I did with the other two birds, also works well. It’s nice to draw on and there’s nothing wrong with taking extra time to get it right.

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Twinrocker Handmade Paper, Part Two

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Several apple sketches later, I came to the conclusion that using pencil, ink, washes, and needing to erase makes the cotton or cotton rag papers my best choice. However, with some care, all of these beautiful papers would be a dream to use. If I stick with pencil only, the all-purpose cotton would be my choice.

I’m trying to decide how much paper, what thickness, etc., before I place an order.

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Nuthatch Ink Sketch

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This was a pleasant hour sketching this nuthatch using my new pen, a Lumos Pro fineliner, with some ink washes. After having Covid for the past week, this was the first time I could sit and concentrate on art. Must be feeling better today.

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