lots of great info! One thing I was wanting to know is say you've done your painting and added your paint pen but then you want to maybe add a wash or some more paint. I am assuming the paint pen will smear based on your comments about adding varnish. Have you ever coated your painting with matte medium and then painted on it some more?
You can either seal paint pen with water-based spray varnish, or add an extra coat of matte medium on top of your paint pen by rolling it on with a roller - and then do your wash / paint additions on top of that. Gently using a roller shouldn’t disturb the paint pen. (But, use a high density roller, otherwise it tends to leave spongy texture. )
Thanks for watching! Not a silly question - paint pen is easier to “erase” before it has dried, just use some water and wipe it off. After it has dried, it can probably be gently scrubbed off with a wet sponge (as dry acrylic paint underneath is pretty durable) but you may still end up with some paint pen marks left behind. You can always touch up / cover those marks with acrylic though.
Thank you for this video! You are a great teacher, speaking slowly and explaining so well!
Thanks so much for your nice words, and for watching!
This was very helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make this. Your art is beautiful and so are you!
Thanks so much for your nice comment! Glad you found it helpful!
Aww, thank you so much - I'm just starting out on all this, so your advice is invaluable!!! x
Thank you and enjoy the paint pen art making!
Great information, just what I was looking for! Thank you!
Awesome, happy to help!
lots of great info! One thing I was wanting to know is say you've done your painting and added your paint pen but then you want to maybe add a wash or some more paint. I am assuming the paint pen will smear based on your comments about adding varnish. Have you ever coated your painting with matte medium and then painted on it some more?
You can either seal paint pen with water-based spray varnish, or add an extra coat of matte medium on top of your paint pen by rolling it on with a roller - and then do your wash / paint additions on top of that. Gently using a roller shouldn’t disturb the paint pen. (But, use a high density roller, otherwise it tends to leave spongy texture. )
Thank you for a great lesson! Might be a silly question but can you erase the paint pen, if need be, and not affect the acrylic paint underneath?
Thanks for watching! Not a silly question - paint pen is easier to “erase” before it has dried, just use some water and wipe it off. After it has dried, it can probably be gently scrubbed off with a wet sponge (as dry acrylic paint underneath is pretty durable) but you may still end up with some paint pen marks left behind. You can always touch up / cover those marks with acrylic though.