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Retouching Prints

Water colors work best put in small bowls and let dry before use. Do not use spit or your tongue to wet brush. Use distilled water. Colors I like are Winsor & Newton lamp black- good black base, warm sepia and sepia extra by Holland works very well with palladium prints also good are Vandyke brown, burnt umber, raw umber, . If you over spot and make the area too dark try using a wet, very clean brush and using gentle brush strokes "wash" the area clean. Use an irregular pattern and let dry completely before re spotting!

If you find a paper you love but it is very hard to spot due to the spotting medium sinking in to quickly try soaking the print prior to spotting, in a solution of Liquitex diluted 1-6 for about 5 mins then re dry without blotting. It is best to hang it up and let it drip dry. Put the print in the diluted Liquitex when the print is dry.

For black spots on prints do not dig. Use a cross cut type action with pointed, very sharp! X-acto knife. Then rub gently with distilled water and clean brush. You may ruin the print but didn't the black spot already do this? It works great on some papers not on others.