Tips for Using Masking Fluid & Painting Glass in Watercolor

[@monica-NJ-123]

Thanks Lindsay , im pulling out all my good supplies for this one and taking my time ❤😊

[@hannahcrumley3103]

If anyone is on the fence about purchasing your glass painting class on teachable I can attest that that class is the best for learning to paint realistic looking glass! I used to be so afraid of painting glass before taking your class and since taking it I paint all kinds of glass jars, vases, drinking glasses, bottles etc ALL the time now. I am always asked how I do it and I direct everyone to your class. I have taken most of your classes and this one is my favorite!

[@geriprior751]

Totally agree. Glass painting is demystified! Great class.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

That is so kind of you both to day, thank you!

[@clikchicdesigns]

Oh yay I am so glad you are going to hang it in your kitchen. I was thinking as I watched that it would make a fabulous artwork for the Kitchen! It’s gorgeous! I have always loved your glasswork painting!

[@geriprior751]

Such a great painting. Perfect for your kitchen Lindsay. Thank you for your video. I appreciate everything you post.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@deb.e.mixedmedia]

This piece is absolutely stunning and that crystal bowl is so realistic! Thank for sharing your talent!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much!

[@mariemyriam5616]

marvelous ...love it love it love it...thank you Lindsay for sharing this..i love watching your videos..i love that you explain very well your process and you don't use background music ..thank you so much :)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@mariemyriam5616]

@@thefrugalcrafter 💖

[@deborahbloom4624]

This is such a wonderful representation of your subject. Gorgeous!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much!

[@lynncooper1781]

Wow,this is so beautiful,I enjoyed watching you paint this with classical music.❤

[@flis625]

This is gorgeous Lindsay, so warming on a cold winter day here. I love watching your tutorial videos even though I don’t paint!😊

[@annettefournier9655]

2 1/2 hrs. That's amazing! You Rock Lindsay. Brava! Brava!👏👏👏💜

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you!!

[@Ms1lonewolf]

Wow this is awesome!! You did a get job!! I don't think I could ever paint something like this at all! You are such a good painter!! 👍 Thank you 😊 🙏 so much! JK FLORIDA USA 🇺🇸.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ElizabethMayoleth]

The glass you painted is so much better than the real thing in the photo, Lindsay. Really fabulous!

[@pshea5587]

Omg watching that bowl come to life is amazing.

[@evilswanatthepark]

I love that feeling when a piece turns out 👍

[@nerdywatercolorist6551]

I am SO fascinated by this painting!!! :) I just got a membership. I'm definitely going to try this!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Wonderful!

[@JoAnneSmith-di8ok]

I absolutely love this painting. My Mom had a bowl like that. I like how you got it to look so realistic. Thank you for sharing.

[@cherrycordiaI]

Even more vibrant and gorgeous than reality!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks 😊

[@pattybrewer3907]

I LOVE your live classes. Always I've followed you MANY years and love it. I refer so many to watch you. Thankyou.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Wow, thank you!

[@ladonnakooyman-stitchesbre3474]

Awesome! I was regretting not getting your glass class during the last sale- and now I can get it at 40% off!😊

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes, you can!

[@GingahSnapsArt]

Beautifully done! Wow!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@theramblincrafter]

I think I’m trying this one, this week. just a few more days til my surgery and I’ll definitely need something to keep my mind occupied while I wait! I’m headed over to critique club now!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Speedy recovery!

[@mjpete27]

Hullo Lindsay, I do enjoy watching your videos and seeing you create so many truly lovely paintings! I have used quite a few masking methods and they all need planning out first! I remember this “preservation of my highlights” being the first “rule” I wanted to break as a youngster! Sure my paintings suffered a bit, yet it was very freeing! I see so many people who just pick up the white (pen, gouache, marker) and place a highlight on top of their watercolor painting. Hey if that floats their boat more power to them! I believe that if you know how to do something, anything you do to subvert or enhance your painting is just another art technique! Oh Boy, I can go on. Sorry I should have started with this is an amazing painting! I have purchased a couple of years of your critic club tutorials and I wholeheartedly recommend them to artists of ALL levels! Thank you for sharing this sweet video with us and never feel badly about promoting your classes they are really amazing, you truly are a wonderful instructor.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much for your generous encouragement!

[@jennw6809]

I'm currently going through the watercolor glass class, and if you're thinking about it, go for it! I have learned so much. Have always admired how Lindsay paints glass objects, and it's such a unique subject. I'm surprised and impressed by what I've produced already. Super worth it!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Wonderful!

[@arashy]

Wow! I don’t paint but wanted to see how you paint clear glass. Just so realistic! 🥰

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you!

[@carrollwilson5169]

Such a great video, love it. ❤❤❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much!!

[@angb1923]

I love this! So pretty! I always LOVE your glass watercolors....I even bought the class last year...but haven't taken it yet. 🙄 One day!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much!

[@carolatchley3797]

That glass bowl is incredible!

[@irisfan001]

This painting is so beautiful. It is so realistic. You are a master at painting glass!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sanctityjohnson289]

Wow! This is a really lovely bowl of tomatoes. Still life is definitely your forte. It looks so real and you've got the textures/hardness of the tomatoes, glass, wood table, just right! I would enter this one into the county fair for some prize money!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much 😊

[@naturesbestart-vickiachard8067]

Yep, looks like another fantastic watercolor painting by Lindsay. Absolutely beautiful and thank you so much for sharing. I so much appreciate your instruction. I have taken your glass painting class and found it so helpful.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much!

[@BeaneCat]

This came out SO lovely… just amazing.

[@sonyaoart]

wow this is stunning ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much!!

[@jennw6809]

Rubber cement pickup hack: I'd had my Qor masking fluid for a few years, and even though I'd basically never used it, it had become as thick as pudding (and it has a glass bottle...) I noticed that the top half of the jar was turning darker than the bottom half. So I found a piece of blister packaging that was about the size of an eraser. I scooped out the thicker top of the jar and used the blister pack as a mold. I put another piece of plastic loosely over the top (to keep bugs and dust out) and stuck it in the garage so I didn't have to smell the fumes as it dries. So I made my own and got down past the thick masking fluid to the new fresh stuff!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Good tip!

[@jennw6809]

@@thefrugalcrafter Yeah I thought it was pretty frugal myself! It's nearly completely dry 🙂

[@GraceAnnaShack1]

Lindsay this is so amazing painting tyfs with us this is my new channel I’m doing more art now than ever before thanks to your channel happy weekend ahead Gracie shack art

[@cynthiastandridge5230]

This painting is beautiful!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@marleneb.455]

So beautiful. I just love the sparkle in the glass.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you! 😊

[@jessicamaisonet917]

WOW this is beautiful ❤ this looks like a hard painting to do but you make it looks so easy … love it

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much 😀

[@maryannprzybycien2013]

You are the master of glass! ❤️

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Wow, thank you!

[@brendawalsh8254]

Lindsay this is just beautiful. Thanks for being amazing and teaching us.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@carolhartmann2323]

Lindsay, the background on this is lively and exciting (the rest of the painting is too), and I’d love to see more videos and ideas on how to make backgrounds like this or “barely there” backgrounds. Mine are always too overdone or look like a hot mess. Hugs! ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Good idea! I'd say start with a nifying wet in wet wash to introduce all the colors you plan to use in a painting and then consider leaving it alone.

[@carolhartmann2323]

@@thefrugalcrafter Thanks for the tip!

[@geril6477]

Very nice Lindsey great job

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you!! 😊

[@julieandrew40]

Beautiful painting Lindsay, I'm so time poor currently due to working full time, but hoping that in the future I'll be able to join the critique club. I love watching you create

[@tammysunderman4734]

Stunning painting. Your crystal bowl looks real. thank you for sharing

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@starshinesoldier]

Beautiful painting!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much 😀

[@pattibull6772]

This piece is absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to give it a try in Critique Club.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Please do!

[@diannedupuis2960]

Great video! Thank you so much.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Glad it was helpful!

[@patriciajohnson6272]

Beautiful

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@carried9130]

This is awesome!! What a beautiful painting, I love it.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks 😊

[@justacatwhocantype]

Turned out amazing! 🍅

[@moonchaserstudio]

I just enrolled in critique club! So excited! Don’t know why I haven’t done it sooner! Xoxo Kaitlyn

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks!

[@dilliya]

You're so good and so, so helpful. I appreciate all your tips and tricks 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@littlebird585]

This is a lovely painting!!

[@SnowS162]

Wow great. I love the cherry tomatoes.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Me too, so tasty!

[@128titanic]

Hi, Lindsay. Thank you for your video. Best wishes to you! ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you! You too!

[@evynecclesia8693]

I've been watching your content for a "Very" long time, but have never commented, even though I've seen you produce some very "Noteworthy" content in many past Vidz. However, "THIS" artwork (for "SOME" reason) has evoked my very 1st response on your channel, and I just have to say that "I... LOVE! 💖... LOVE! 💖... LOVE! 💖..." the way this piece Turned Out! Like... OMG!!! I'd totally Hang--This--Piece--Up Also! And I'd even go so far as to say that this is a very ''Print-Worthy" piece for those who'd be looking for some ''Summer-Time'' prints of this piece from you. Just Sooo Very Cool! Way to Go Lindsey...Keep Up the Great Work !!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Aww, thank you!

[@lynnephelps2370]

Love this so much!😍👍🏻

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks 😊

[@daphnen.7182]

This is GORGEOUS! Looking forward to trying it when I purchase the 2024 Archives. I had a W&N masking fluid bottle that went hard, and I tossed, but it was a plastic bottle. I'm not sure if the formula changed from the glass bottle or the different environment here in Texas. Do you think the masking powder will work for this painting, or is it too soft and will not create enough hard edges?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It's too soft for this. Some people like the masking pen, it looks like it might be more convenient.

[@jennw6809]

I guess you're getting good tomatoes from your plant?!?! Your tomatoes look great, and I really love this painting!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes, thank you

[@karenclarkcreations]

I love this one so much!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you!

[@donnakelly8911]

Pretty

[@darlenejones9635]

This is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You are so welcome!

[@pokey3010]

This is so beautiful and your bowl looks like crystal it's so gorgeous. I love your glass class i plan to do over again and I will try this too.. If only I could snap my fingers and everything would be done in this house and I would have time to paint on paper not walls ceilings and window trim. EEKS lol Thank you for this.. 🤩

[@thefrugalcrafter]

My solution is to ignore that stuff 😆

[@pokey3010]

I will take your advice and paint today in one of your classes.🤩

[@deborahbloom4624]

I'm glad you talked a little more about Critique Club, Lindsay. Are all the projects broken up into manageable parts? Or only the longer projects? As a beginner, that makes it way less intimidating to attempt the beautiful projects you show that are in CC. Thank you!

[@ChantelleArts]

amazing tips, this is so useful ☺☺

[@thefrugalcrafter]

So glad!

[@maineiacts]

*W@W* LINDSAY!!!! WICKED AWESOME RENDERING!! I've been following you for years, and this project does you Proud for sure!!! Now? What could you do with Low Bush Blueberries I wonder??! My fave!! How I miss hunting for them! Just about time for harvest right? They don't grow here in S.W. Iowa where I live now... Anyhoo!! Very Well Done!! I hope to visit your channel more, too many projects.. Thank You for your expertise! Hugs!🤗🎨✍💖🙋‍♀️

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks 😊

[@lisecousineau]

I think the comments said everything i wanted to say…amazing work. Yes it would be special to hang it in your kitchen…enjoy

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you so much!

[@sherryburnett6088]

Love this!

[@Firefly-tf8gu]

The Want Monster got me! I bought Paul Ruben's oil paint sticks. Any help it appreciated! 😃

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Did you get the jumbo ones? I will be using them soon!

[@Firefly-tf8gu]

@@thefrugalcrafter yes those! Great!

[@andrealavigne7824]

Gorgeous painting, Lindsay!!! I love all the colors & you're right - it sings summer. I do have a question about masking fluid, though. I have consistently had it tear/peel my watercolor paper. I applied it to dry paper, did the painting, & then let the paper air dry usually for at least a couple hours before removing the masking. No matter what I do, it basically always tears the paper. I have tried different brands of masking fluid, all with the same result. I don't apply a super-thick layer, but keep it as thin as possible while still being effective, so I don't think that's the problem. Do you think it would be more of a masking fluid "problem," or more paper? I haven't used it on Arches, though I may have tried it on Cheap Joe's Kilimanjaro paper. I have tried Canson XL, which I know is super student-grade cheap paper. I'm afraid to try it on my "precious" paper, because of the problems I've had. I have basically given up. Any thoughts or advice? Thank you for sharing your process on this painting. Take care, & have a wonderful day! :)

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It's the paper. It needs a robust paper with heavy sizing. If tape marrs the paper masking fluid will tear it for sure.

[@andrealavigne7824]

@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you! 😀

[@lizziedae91]

Molotow and pebeo have latex free masking fluid