Tuesday, April 30, 2013

rubber cement resist

I work with watercolors a lot and one of my favorite tricks is using rubber cement as a resist. It's a fast and 
easy way to create unique painted surfaces full of texture.

All you need is a jar of rubber cement, watercolor paper and watercolors!


There are so many ways to get creative with this process!
Here are a few of my favorites...












The result is unique and colorful paper that can be used for all kinds of creative projects!



29 comments:

Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...

Alisa...What a great idea!
I love this and I am gonna give it a try!
Thanks...

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Autumn Hathaway said...

Great fun. I bet the rubber cement is much more economical than masking fluid. How do you clean it off the stamps and brushes?

Tinibelli said...

Thanks for showing your tests with the rubber cement, what a good idea!

Eva, Tinibelli

yælæd said...

Such great ideas! Inspiring as always!

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

This is such a fun project! Saving this for a rainy day :)

studioGypsy said...

LOVETHIS!! just brilliant!! I am going to do this with my kids...they will love it. :) xo

Lisa M Griffin said...

This looks amazing! What a great idea, not only for adults but for kids to try out as well.
love it, thanks so much for sharing your tips/process.

Vee said...

Thanks for sharing! I didn't know there was an acid-free rubber cement. I've tried it a long time ago with regular rubber cement and it turned my papers yellow.

I am curious though, how do you clean your brushes afterwards?

Annasofia said...

who needs to go buy expensive scrapbook cardstock when you can make papers like this yourself!

She Who Doodles said...

what a fun project. i remember doing this as a kid.

Abby Davis said...

These look incredible. I love the technique variations! I'll have to give this a try. I love playing with rubber cement.

Stephanie said...

great idea! Thanks for sharing it

Joy's Creative Space said...

Great idea? I have a huge bottle of it and am going to try it and share it with own Creative Surfaces group

alarmcat said...

Wow...i MUST try this...what great patterns you've got going here!!

Susan said...

I too would like to know how to remove the rubber cement from brushes and stamps, please! This looks like such fun - had to try it.

TanyaMac said...

Thanks for sharing all your amazing techniques! I learn so much here. Love & best wishes to you!

Miriam Prantner said...

What a cool idea! Definitely going to try this!

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Karen Bowers said...

Oh, now I want to play! Thank you!

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Natashalh said...

So super cool! I have to do this!

Natashalh

corinne60 said...

please......what is "rubber cement"'????(I'm french and i don't know it)tkank you!

Melissa said...

Mineral spirits should work for cleaning rubber cement from brushes and stamps.

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Where do I get water color paper?

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