Re: Bromoil - masking
Alex Nanson (alec@norlex.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 22:17:18 +0000
In message <Pine.SUN.3.94.961217211220.5301C-100000@panix2.panix.com>,
Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com> writes
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>Alex, I assume you mean powder pigment, because watercolor pigment
>wouldn't mix with the rubber cement. That sounds like quite a good idea,
>in fact -- assuming it will mix. The rubber cement hardens so quickly as
>the solvent evaporates that you wouldn't have a lot of time to blend it
>in. But pigment might be the "solution" for masking a complicated area.
>(Simple ones you can just put on, no problem.) I'll try it. Thanks.
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Judy,
Glad to be of help. Yes, you will have to use a powder pigment, sorry I
didn't make that clear. (put it down to advancing years!). If you first
rub the pigment up with a little white spirit (turpentine substititute)
or a little xylene, you should find that it should disperse quite
easily in the rubber cement.
Alternatively you could try adding a VERY small amout of artists' oil
colour, don't add too much otherwise the oil will act as a plasticiser
for the rubber cement and slow the drying.
Alex
Alex Nanson
Gloucester UK