How to Mask and Paint Perfect Curved Lines Every Time!

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Making clean lines when painting on canvas is hard. Making clean lines that are curved is even harder. In this episode of Mixed Media Masters, mixed media artist Spider Graham walks you through a fool-proof method of getting perfectly masked curved lines every time you need them. If you’ve struggled with this in the past, you may be pleasantly surprised at just how easy it is!
Check out Spider's gallery at www.spectivastudios.com!
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@barcusful 6 күн бұрын

Thanks aot mate.😊

@chrisrecker5433 8 ай бұрын

Thin blue striping tape is sold at automotive paint suppliers so you don't need to slice wider tape.

@mixedmediamasters 8 ай бұрын

Excellent info! Good to know about!

@DanSwanson2070 8 ай бұрын

I get my 3M at Advance Auto

@VirginiaWolf88 3 ай бұрын

Thank You for sharing. I am going to try this. I subscribed.

@carmelhill1462 9 ай бұрын

Really helpful. Just subscribed. Thanks😂

@susanvarner5471 8 ай бұрын

The perfect tip I was looking for since I want to put a crescent moon into my painting! You're a great teacher!

@mixedmediamasters 8 ай бұрын

So kind of you to share! I'm glad I was able to share some insights with you!

@brainguy5132 5 ай бұрын

This tip came in super handy for me today. Thanks!

@mixedmediamasters 5 ай бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that!

@phillipneal8194 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the lesson. Love your shirt.

@mixedmediamasters 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I've been acquiring a collection!

@David-yg4kc 10 күн бұрын

Good stuff! That liquid medium seal for the masking tape is a brilliant idea. Some other teachers recommend removing the mask before the paint has dried. Do you do that?

@chainlinks07 3 ай бұрын

Thank you this helped me a lot!

@gravityclamp 3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that!

@azc29103 11 күн бұрын

Do you have experience of using this tape for making outlines of shapes or patterns you have already done ?

@Uncommonsenses Жыл бұрын

I cannot believe this is the first comment. Keep up the great work!

@mixedmediamasters Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words!

@FemarieRosario 2 ай бұрын

Best video on KZfaq 🤣❤

@mixedmediamasters Ай бұрын

Well, I guess I can retire now that I've made the best video on KZfaq! 😉

@DanSwanson2070 8 ай бұрын

Just use gesso, no need for a fancy acrylic product

@mixedmediamasters Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Keeping it simple with gesso sounds like a great idea.

@David-yg4kc 10 күн бұрын

Gesso would work in this instance but not if you’re going over other colors.

@forrest603 29 күн бұрын

Useful tip. Sometimes I get bleed-through under the tape; I'll cut out paper shapes from bristol board if I have to! Love your shirt, BTW! I want one.

@mixedmediamasters 28 күн бұрын

Yeah, bleed through is always a risk. I try to always paint away from the tape to minimize the possibility of bleeding. Its fun to collect 'arty' shirts and I'm grateful I get to wear them in the videos!

@popscratchie3985 9 ай бұрын

I do the opposite, I thicken the acrylic with heavy structure gel then it doesn’t seep under the masking tape and you get a lovely crisp line. I’ll have to give this method a try.

@mixedmediamasters 9 ай бұрын

Ohh! I'll have to give your approach a try! I tend to work with thinner paint but I'm open to new things!

@tutumar3284 12 күн бұрын

I’d love your technique. Will try to use it tomorrow on my checkerboard one. Thanks so much!!

@jonasheinz9369 4 ай бұрын

I may feel really stupid after watching, but it does convey everything i need perfectly and easily understandable, thanks for the tip :)

@mixedmediamasters 4 ай бұрын

Nothing to ever feel stupid about! Plenty of things we're allowed not to know. Now that you know it, all better!

@lucinainyene4107 9 ай бұрын

I love that color picture to your left did you make that?

@mixedmediamasters 9 ай бұрын

I did! You can find it and other pieces in my gallery at www.spectivastudios.com!

@ThailandTerry 8 ай бұрын

@@mixedmediamasters the gallery page is missing. Also there is a lot of duplication of content FYI.

@mixedmediamasters 8 ай бұрын

@@ThailandTerry Thanks for a heads up on this! Are you referring to the pages on the Spectivastudios.com website? There was an issue yesterday but it should now be corrected.

@ThailandTerry 8 ай бұрын

@@mixedmediamasters Yes I was referring to the website. Glad you were able to correct it.

@susanstern6303 7 ай бұрын

Wondering why you didn’t leave the original tape and repeat on the other side

@garyhooper1609 7 ай бұрын

There would’ve been a white line left as thick as the tape. The two colors would go as far as the border of the tape and then stop. When you remove the tape, you’d be left with a blue stripe. Granted, you could paint the entire surface one of your colors, and then only do the tape curve one time, but that would be layering colors and might not be what you want.

@user-fw7kg9gm7s 4 ай бұрын

Thank-you! What is that cutting tool called?

@gravityclamp 4 ай бұрын

It is a Fiskars brand rotary cutting tool!

@nwjt 10 ай бұрын

Perfect lines everytime... Except this time LOL

@mixedmediamasters 8 ай бұрын

A lesson to be learned from rushing things!

@yemarkolaniyi4554 7 ай бұрын

From the start it look perfect, the taping is perfect but the step by step of your pairing is wrong. Why glueing the with white? First the you should is painting the blue first and when want to paint the black you glue your with the same blue leave it dry and paint the black, just like that you have a perfect line. (Next don’t paint dark colour before bright colour)