Wax Resist

I really enjoy learning about all the different ways that you can use watercolors to make special effects and unique textures in your work. I have experimented with the salt technique and the alcohol and water technique . This time I thought it might be fun to try the wax resist. &n

Stacia Miller on Instagram: "I saw that gold sharpies resist glaze on a reel from @ashenwrenceramics and my mind is blown! This is much easier than waxing my slip trailing lines. 🤯 I’m sure there are many ways to use this knowledge, but this is my first experiment with it. So excited! #Pottery #PotteryReel #PotteryReels #CeramicsReel #CeramicReels #WaxResist #PotteryWax #Sharpie #SharpieArt #GoldSharpie #PotteryTips #ILovePottery"

I want to share with you a really fun technique for watercolor painting on Yupo paper using a wax resist. See those wonderful white line...

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This was fun to do. The technique using wax resist in watercolor is similar in concept to batiking. The wax resists the paint and lets the paper show through. The wax is not removed from the paper,…

Hi everyone! Summers are always super busy for me but I always manage to find some time to play around in my little studio. I know its been a while but I've got something super fun for you today! I've been playing around with my watercolours on some Yupo paper! Its so much fun to experiment and push the paint around the paper! The results are super cool! Yupo is a unique alternative to traditional art papers. It's a synthetic paper, machine-made of 100% polypropylene. It is waterproof…

I have been creating, soda firing and documenting simple straight sided cylinders with a variety of surface treatments for examples for my classes and this blog. The original idea was to create demos to show students that aren't specifically "my pieces." The fun result of this project