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    Removing Paint From Watercolour Paper

    Oct 25, 2019 3 minutes
    By Leonie Norton

    Watercolour paper can be very forgiving. Once you learn how to manipulate the paper, you will be able to effectively remove any paint spills or splatters on your work.

    As a botanical artist, my work is done with no painted background, so any dropped brush, accidental paint spots or overpainting on an area is very easily seen on the clean paper.

    How do we correct mistakes and retain a pristine background? Murphy’s

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