Description
Schmincke Liquid Frisket in Glass Bottles
Schmincke Liquid Frisket contains a synthetic ammonia-free binder. It is odourless, in contrast to natural latex emulsions often used for this purpose. Available in clear or blue, this drawing gum is our most recommended watercolour resist.
Formats:
- 20 ml Glass Bottle
- 100 ml Glass Bottle
- 250 ml Plastic Squeeze Bottle
About Liquid Frisket
Liquid Frisket is used to protect the white of the paper in watercolour painting. The rubbery liquid is painted on the areas to be kept white. This mask is left to dry, and then a watercolour painting is completed over the top of it. After the painting is dry, the masking is rubbed off to reveal untouched, white paper. This is useful for creating white lines and fine white details behind smoothly rendered washes. Masking can also create crisp edges in contrast with wet-into-wet techniques.
Choose Your Colour
Schmincke offers a colourless masking fluid as well as one tinted blue. The Colourless version appears white, but will dry clear. It is sometimes hard to see where you have painted your design if the masking is clear. Thus, the blue masking fluid makes the masked areas highly visible. Always be sure to test first.
*The blue may stain some paper, especially on rough or handmade watercolour paper.
Choose Your Container:
LIQUID FRISKET (glass jars 20ml and 100ml, and plastic squeeze bottle 250ml). The liquid can be applied from the jar by using a cotton bud, ruling pen, glass pen, wooden stick, calligraphy nib, or a quill. Try the Grafix Incredible Nib for excellent results.
Tips for Using Masking Fluid
Schmincke Liquid Frisket is ready to use and dries very quickly into a rubbery-type transparent film that does not dissolve in water. For this reason, all working equipment should be cleaned immediately using soapy water. We urgently advise you against using expensive paintbrushes.
The product may be diluted with water, but it dries very quickly into a rubbery-type transparent film that does not dissolve in water. Close the lid tightly as soon as possible after use.
Masking fluids and Liquid friskets are used on relatively smooth, non-greasy and dry supports, such as smooth illustration board, watercolour paper, photos, and films, to cover up the parts of a picture that are not to be painted over various applications. Very soft, weakly sized, textured paper types, such as rag paper, torchon paper, or handmade paper, are not suitable for masking techniques.
In the case of all masking fluids, shake well before use and close the top tightly as soon as possible after use. Protect against frost. The masking film should not be left on the support for longer than two days and must be completely removed; otherwise, there is a risk of staining the paper!
After the masking fluid is completely dry, which can take between a few minutes and more than an hour depending on the thickness of the coat, the masked picture areas can be painted over with watercolours, gouache, airbrush colours, and even acrylic ink. After this coat of paint has dried properly, the dried film can be removed by careful rubbing with a rubber cement eraser or a dry and non-greasy finger (please do not pull off!).
