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This is a great way to loosen up your approach. It’s always a surprise at the

end and since you can’t “control” the effect or paint too tightly it’s a great way to just let things happen. However, you need to plan ahead a bit.

You start with a “cartoon” which is a b&w line drawing of your subject. You can easily convert a photo using an imaging program on your computer.

The cartoon is transferred onto the rice paper with a permanent marker.

Areas that you want to remain white are waxed before you begin painting.

Yellow is applied next and then waxed to protect those areas. I don’t use green and prefer to mix it myself so I will also paint yellow on areas that will be green with the addition of a blue in a future step.

I’ll keep working, applying the colors from light to dark, waxing and protecting each layer as I go.

I often use a spray bottle to let the colors blend on the paper or lighten an area. A word of CAUTION: Rice paper is very strong when dry – when wet it becomes extremely fragile and will tear easily.

NOTE: Go to the links at the top left of this page for the complete Technique, Supply List and info about me. The Supply List page also shows how watercolors aren't as brilliant as the acrylics.

You can email me at:

nospambassharbor@gmail.com

-just leave out the nospam part please.

Comments and questions welcome.