tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939207538722651831.post7057750474003664064..comments2023-12-05T09:17:05.501+00:00Comments on DavidBellamyArt: Reserving your whites, 19th-Century styleDavid Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02977971315814150406noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939207538722651831.post-44681741146765308922013-05-04T06:23:03.374+01:002013-05-04T06:23:03.374+01:00Thank you for your reply, David, especially as it ...Thank you for your reply, David, especially as it came in the form of an article and not just a few words. I found it most enlightening, and I am even more amazed at what early watercolorists could accomplish without masking fluid.Markhttp://lumographia.deviant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939207538722651831.post-13248599091849299692013-04-28T20:55:00.539+01:002013-04-28T20:55:00.539+01:00Some artists did use candle wax as a resist, thoug...Some artists did use candle wax as a resist, though how widespread this method was I'm not sure. No doubt coloured wax or oil sticks in some form were also used but I don't know of any references to this method in the 19th century.<br /><br />Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7939207538722651831.post-27400732023950314352013-04-24T00:20:28.130+01:002013-04-24T00:20:28.130+01:00Would they have used candles, oil crayons, or such...Would they have used candles, oil crayons, or suchlike? I know Sargent did....Thomas Hasketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118159637530148784noreply@blogger.com