The Chakra whites are still being protected by mastic. So, I am able to add a few more shadows around the shapes in the symbols and on the figure to give it a more 3D feel with the resist still in place.

Once, everything is completely dry, and I mean totally dry! Wait overnight because if you don’t, you will find that watercolor paper does rip and rub off if damp. There is no way to make it look right again if that happens. You have to start over. That is a painful lesson on a finished painting to say the least.

Get ready for a shock when you remove the mastic revealing the saved white areas. After getting the sticky mastic off, I also go across the whole surface erasing as much of the pencil as possible. The difference between what it looks like with the mastic and what it look like without it are always amazing.