Last month I learnt a great tip of setting tube paint in pans. 1 hour on low (50C) in the oven. It worked really well – set the paint without drying it out. However last night I wasn’t concentrating (trying to do too much!!!) and had my oven at 100C. The paint is still fine but those pans!!!
The second row is my second attempt which worked beautifully.
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LOL! But they have risen beautifully! 🙂
That is a great tip!!!! Thanks! And I'll be concentrate while doing it!;P
Thanks for giving me a great chuckle at the start of my day Liz.
Thanks for the great tip! I'll be sure to always check the oven is on the right setting before baking. 😉
Nice sculptures!
Great tip Liz!
I wonder if it also works for the tubes that have dry paint inside. I will try to solve it and I will tell you.
To me look like funny colors cakes !!. Very good idea!!
C'mon, what artist wants perfectly squared watercolor anyhow? 😀
That bottom row is unique and one of a kind!
For the records, I kept a tube of prussian blue watercolor in the oven for over one hour at 80o.C and it was not enough to soften its content. I will try at 100o.C .
When watercolour tube paint is baked at 50deg. It sets them as it is a dehydration process. So why are you trying to dehydrate an already dried tube? All you need to do is re-hydrate it. Peel the tube off and let the water colour sit in a little water to use it.
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