Liquid frisket has been used for a long time. You can get white and in
few colors.

For water color, you can apply to the area you do not want to paint for now.
Either you may keep the area blocked with white or you may choose to use
different colors later on, on that area. You can use with Acrylics as well.

It is easily removable and when I say that, you can literary peel it off from
the paper. The brush is supplied for easy application or you might have to use
your own brush and remove it by rinsing off the liquid after your application.

Sometimes you can spatter the liquid and block the area for night sky or lighting.

Colored inks can bring a profound effects on your art work.
If you haven’t visited the art supply store lately, this is
a good time to experiment with them. You can buy it in small
bottles and get variety of the colors.

The inks can be used for special effects for your painting with
water color as well as acrylics if you are going to water down
your acrylics.

From dawn to dusk the skies can be easily created with this ink.
I have tried collages and with mono printing techniques. It works
very well and brings the desired results.

One can use melted wax with water color. Although it is
hard to remove. However, the area you protect with wax remains
there forever. For example, white.

Open strokes of melted wax can be applied with a bristle of your
brush and be allowed to dry completely. You can paint over it and
it brings the texture to the painting since water color beads on the
wax area.

Try it, it may surprise you.

If you have never tried sponges, this is your time to try one.

You can use several different ways.

1. To create an multicolor background either do it on a wet paper or dry canvas.
You can use it for both Water color and Acrylics. Take multiple paints on your
palette and dip in each color and create a pattern on your surface.
2. Those synthetic brushes which comes with texture are quite useful too. You can use
for stamping or use their textured edge to create a design by moving your hand up
and down and twisting and turning constantly.
3. Keep multiple sponges handy while painting. You can use smooth to textured and keep
variety in sizes so that you can use different strokes for different sponges. You can
even out the area with soft sponge.

You can use the above techniques without any knowledge of painting.

When you use stencils for water color, it is like stamping. You can pretty much
use anything and everything. But the effects are enormous. Either you can buy it
commercially or make your own. The following are few ways you can make them.

1. It can be made from plastic sheet, tag board, thin sheet of metal or paper.
2. You can use the letters and numbers from the stores or make your own and
use with abstract or theme painting.
3. Use a masking fluid to protect areas and paint over it. You can peel off when dry.

Once you create a shape you want, you can stick them to paper or use it loosely and can
use paint over it and remove it later.

Indulging into new ideas every now and then is a great way to experiment and learn from it.