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by William Lehman on July 16th, 2007

Okay, so I learned a lesson with Acrylics and Masking tape on my cubic abstract project.

They don’t work well together.

Maybe if I had rolled paint onto the canvas this would have worked, but I used a brush.

The paint migrated underneath the tape causing weird runs.

Not really what I was intending here.

The funny thing about a technique that doesn’t work is well, now you know.

Cyndi L
Jul 16, 2007 at 6:47 pm

Try a stencil brush next time :)
William Lehman
Jul 16, 2007 at 7:20 pm

lol, yeah… but I am thinking of breaking out the old airbrush ;)
Cyndi L
Jul 17, 2007 at 4:55 am

That’s a GREAT idea!
Lois P
Jul 17, 2007 at 8:39 pm

Next time “burnish” your tape’s edge with your fingernail. That tends to seal it tighter to the surface you are masking OR another trick that takes longer but definitely works is: apply your tape, burnish it, paint the over it edges with the color that’s underneath and when that’s dry, apply the paint color you want to show. That way if any paint sneaks under the tape’s edge, it’s the same color as the under paint. I know…a lot of extra work so it seems but it’s pretty fool-proof.
William Lehman
Jul 18, 2007 at 8:31 am

It might have helped to use a higher tack tape too. ;)