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GD_Rankin wrote: This image shows the progressive stages of a painting where I used the Frisket to protect foreground areas I wanted to remain white, while allowing me to paint background strokes without interruption.
In the first photo (top left) you can see the Frisket reflecting the camera's flash (the shiny parts around the edges of the foreground image) and you can tell that it has been painted over in places.
The next image shows the painting after the Frisket has been removed after the paint dried fully. There you can see how it left the areas pure white where the mask was applied.
The next ones show where new color is added to the white areas that were protected - like the blues around the face and head.
The last few simply show the final stages and where more color and details were added to finish the painting.
As mentioned previously, I don't use Frisket much, but there are times when it comes in handy and allows you to continue a brushstroke through an area that you don't want painted without having to lift the brush and start over in another area.
I hope that helps and gives the basic idea for using this tool. Another tip, DO NOT allow Frisket to dry in a brush or Frisket applicator - such as the ones sold to use for this. Like the "DipStick" or the "Incredible Nib". It is recommended strongly to rinse the brush/applicator often. If you don't, this stuff dries so fast, it will build up layers on the brush and make it useless in no time at all.
Note: Adding a few drops of liquid dish soap to the water used for rinsing the brush/applicator will keep it from sticking and building up too much.
