6. Coating the Silkspan with dilute acrylic matte medium.
of the design on one side. (One cannot use watercolor paint as the completed ensign has to be wetted to shape it.) I use a fl at watercolor brush for large areas so that I can get a nice straight edge where needed.
7. Painting large areas with a fl at brush.
T e material will sag when wet again, but it dries fl at. (Figure 7) T e result will look patchy for the fi rst two or three washes of paint. Turn over the board and paint another dilute coat on the other side of the