Recently while the children were attempting to draw Dandelions in their white seed stage, they asked: “How can we draw white on white paper?”
The teachers used this opportunity to introduce a liquid masking medium called Frisket.
Liquid Frisket works like a resist by protecting any area from pigment application. For example, it can be used by covering an area of a watercolor paper to keep it white,
or by applying it over dry watercolor, to preserve the color beneath.
"It feels sticky." -Owen
"I can help my friends learn how to use this." -Rowena
"It's Frisket not biscuit. I like to paint it on and take it off." -Cookie
These are the steps the children are using:
1. Practice your drawing on plain paper.
2. Draw your final design on watercolor paper.
3. Trace the Liquid Frisket over the area of your drawing that you want to protect.
4. When the Frisket is dry, you are ready to paint.
5. When paint is dry, remove the Frisket
If you want to paint another layer, the first layer of paint must dry before any Frisket is added.