Rubbing alcohol and watercolor

by Carol Shahbaz

You can get unique and interesting textures by using rubbing alcohol with your watercolors.

Put rubbing alcohol in a bottle with a spray top. When your watercolor (or acrylic) wash is still damp spritz it with rubbing alcohol.

When your surface is dry, continue painting as you normally would. The dry alcohol cannot be reactivated. If you wish to add more washes to your surface you can spritz it again with the alcohol, creating even more texture on your surface.

This method is not for the faint of heart!