How to use plastic wrap with watercolour: add texture, create abstract backgrounds and more
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- Plastic wrap, cling film, Saran wrap, Glad wrap - they are all the same thing and a fantastic way of adding abstract geometrical patterns and shapes to your watercolour paintings. If you bear a few things in mind, it is a really easy technique.
I will take you through a few dos and don'ts and share examples of paintings where I've used it. We'll go through a few techniques too and I'll show you how to get crisp edges.
Every week I share a tip, trick or technique, so if you enjoy this please think about subscribing.
In the next film, I will explore other ways of achieving similar marks using different materials. We all need to be cutting down on our single use plastic, so I hope it helps!
Tags: watercolour, watercolor, plastic wrap, Saran wrap, cling film, clingfilm, Glad wrap, how to add texture with plastic wrap, experimenting with cling film, backgrounds using plastic wrap, fun watercolour technique, run watercolor technique, abstract landscape, abstract flowers, abstract florals, Liz Chaderton - Розваги
Liz,you always have the best ideas and tips. Thank you🙂!
You are so welcome!
I love your work, Liz. It can be so different, so inspiring, so exciting, so beautiful and distinct. Thank you. [As I send this comment, it's Christmas Eve here. So have a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy 2024. 😎from Sunshine Coast, Qld. Oz
Happy Christmas to you too! And thank you for your lovely comments!
Brilliant!
thank you!
Thank you for going a step further with your explanation of how to use cling film in many different ways 🙏
My pleasure!
What a terrific tutorial! Thank you, Liz. Will you consider making another video and finishing these cling film backgrounds to a full picture?
Great idea! I cannot promise though.i have so many ideas!
The textures created are super.Think the leaf looks print lie, gorgeous results. Thanks. As you say great for backgrounds.
Thanks so much 😊
Thank you Liz. The purple picture had me thinking of a flower on the left and a butterfly type bug on the right. Very interesting.
You are so welcome!
Best tutorial on plastic wrap!
glad it was helpful!
Thank you now I know where Ive been going wrong. Im not an artist at all but love art and love the look of cling film on watercolour but didnt know how to do it properly you have shown me the light 😁
Hurray! Happy to help.
Oh, my goodness ❣️ Thank you for giving such a clear lesson on this technique. Love all your work. This is just the first of your videos I have watched and I am so excited to watch more. You are such an amazing teacher and so generous for all of your content.
Thank you so much!
Good morning. I just discovered your channel and am very excited to try these tips out for myself. Thank you for your clear instructions! 💞🙏💞🙏
You are so welcome!
This was fun and interesting. I have experimented a bit with this, but obviously not enough, looking forward to next week. Thank you, always enjoyable.
It’s one of those ideas which is good to have in your toolkit
Thank you Liz. It’s been many years since I tried this. I once tried it on painting of a toad and it gave a lovely warty effect and also in the surrounding grass.
it’s one of those things that used in the right place can be great, but is easy to over use!
These are all so interesting and useful. Thank you so much for making these videos. I'm working now to learn how to do more abstractions and these videos are very helpful.
You're so welcome!
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Thank you...great ideas!
Thanks Joyce. Glad you found it useful
Enjoyed this thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliant. Thank you, Liz. [I just found you by chance on another tutorial]. So glad I did. Have SUBSCRIBED! 😄
Welcome! that’s nice to hear
Thank you for some wonderful ideas.
You are so welcome!
Hiya Liz, The first reveal would be a great back/mid ground for a painting of ferns or undergrowth. Thanks very much x
OOh, it would be beautiful!
Your paintings are breathtaking 😍
Thank you so much 😀
@@LizChadertonArt I'm watching your wonderful videos as Florida's hurricane Ian is going over my house.
You're both teaching me and calming me by shutting down the crazy side of my brain. Lol
Just a thought. Have you tried this method using Yupo paper? Might work well with the masking technique.
@@AFAskygoddess stay safe. It sounds wild. I’m glad you still have power. I haven’t used yup for ages to be honest. I might have to add that to my list! Look after yourself x
Doing this on wet paper, has that been my problem all along ?! I am never been able to get results, is this why ? Could it be this simple ? I hope so !
Not sure I understand? The paint has to be wet when you pit the wrap on. Move it around to get a good pattern and then leave it in place until the paint is dry before removing. Hope it works for you now 😊
You just made the cling wrap thing _actually_ _useful_ instead of a stupid novelty
that is the best comment. just using any technique because you ca, ends up as a cliche. it needs to bring something to the painting.
Lovely effects 😀
Glad you like them! It is a really useful effect, though I don't like single use plastic!
This is brilliant, thank you so much for this video.
You're very welcome!
@@LizChadertonArt does the cling film technique work on canvas too?
@@nicolefraser8895 yes it works very well, but takes ages to dry as the canvas isn’t that absorbent
@@LizChadertonArt thank you, I’ll have a go. This heat is probably a good time to try!
@@nicolefraser8895 yes. Everything will be drying fast!