{"id":4103,"date":"2021-02-19T11:02:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T16:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protapes.com\/blog\/?p=4103"},"modified":"2023-06-09T14:31:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:31:10","slug":"masking-off-nature-inspired-watercolor-paintings-with-jen-herman-russell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protapes.com\/blog\/masking-off-nature-inspired-watercolor-paintings-with-jen-herman-russell\/","title":{"rendered":"Masking Off Nature-Inspired Watercolors with Jen Herman Russell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jen Herman Russell is a photographer who turned to watercolor painting in 2020 to explore a new way of expressing her creativity. She prefers Pro Tapes\u00ae<\/sup> products to get the chic, clean-edged look she loves to see in her paintings. Learn more below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

First, do you have a website or any social media sites you\u2019d like to share with our audience?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Instagram:\u00a0@jen.herman.russell<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youtube: J. Herman Russell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook: @J.HermanRussellArt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"For<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How long have you been practicing art?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been surrounded by artists and exploring some form of art.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a child I loved to draw with charcoal pencils and inks. In my teens I discovered an interest in photography, which led to a desire to learn photo editing and graphic design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I only recently started working with watercolors in early 2020!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What inspires your artwork and process?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Growing up I’d watch my dad paint watercolors in his studio. His work was the main inspiration for me to try watercolors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the subject of my work, my inspiration often comes from my own landscape photography.  I love to mix and match colors and elements from my photos to create new and exciting landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Our readers can check out Jen’s photography here<\/a>!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you discover Pro Tapes\u00ae<\/sup>\ntape products?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Admittedly I have tried many types and brands, but never got the results I was looking for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I scoured all the reviews and blogs I could find until I kept running into a pattern of good reviews that all seemed to point to Pro Tapes\u00ae<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Jen<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That’s awesome! So, which Pro Tapes\u00ae<\/sup> tape products<\/strong> do you use now? What do you love about them?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My go-to Pro Tapes\u00ae<\/sup> product is Pro<\/a>\u00ae<\/a><\/sup> 795 General Purpose Masking<\/a> in the 1″ width. I paint using deckled edge handmade papers that are incredibly fragile. I found Pro\u00ae<\/sup> 795 to be just the right amount of adhesive to mask off my working area and hold my paper down to the surface without damaging it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Pro<\/a>\u00ae<\/a><\/sup> 795<\/a>, I can trust I’ll end up with a clean crisp edge to my work every time, allowing me to achieve the look of an old photograph with the classy white border that I love so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pro<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If someone has never used Pro\nTapes\u00ae<\/sup> tape products for their painting before, what advice would you give\nthem?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I’d say don’t waste your time by shopping around and making the same mistakes I did. Too many of my pieces were ruined when I used the wrong kind for my work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust me when I say you’ll never need to try another kind again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pro Tapes\u00ae<\/sup> offers the most complete line of pressure sensitive tapes for the Graphic and Specialty Art Industries. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Each artist has their own preferences and requirements for the right adhesive tape based on their materials and desired effects on their artwork – so it is important to consider this when choosing the right tape! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have several tapes that may be of interest to artists working in watercolors and other paint mediums. Please take a look at Pro<\/a>\u00ae<\/a><\/sup> 796<\/a>, Pro<\/a>\u00ae<\/a><\/sup> Drafting Tape<\/a>, Pro<\/a>\u00ae<\/a><\/sup> Artist Tape<\/a> and Pro<\/a>\u00ae<\/a><\/sup> Ultimate Masking<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have questions or need a product recommendation, please email Steve Espinal, Graphic Arts Business Development Manager, at sespinal@protapes.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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