Fix water color painting mix ups with your Rowenta steam iron

Who knew your Trusty Rowenta steam iron could find a place in an art studio? Water color painting is beautiful, and can be a great alternative to more chemically laden painting processes. But If you change your mind after you've made your masterpiece and it's dried, how do you go about making alterations without destroying the whole painting with water runs?

Perhaps you could use your steam iron to saturate and reconstitute your painting surface to make less water mark runs by trying to fix something on your painting after it dries. Now, I must warn you. Fabrics and fibers are different, so it would be wise to test on a similar piece of material before risking marring your painting. You may be better suited to just leave it as it is. But for those who just wont feel content until they've tried. Take this for a test.

As I noted earlier, I would use similar fabric and paint and draw on that. Let it dry and then attempt this. Heat your Rowenta steam iron to its highest temp and steam output setting. Lay your painting on a flat surface to lessen the risk of water building on your work and running. You want to put large volumes of steam on your canvas.

But so much as to blur your colors. Just wet dampen them to the point where you can begin swirling your additional strokes into the existing paint. Lightly bleed the paint in without leaving an obvious stopping starting point. Make your changes and let it dry. If it looks to your liking, try it on your finished work. Let the painting dry lying down so that gravity doesn't cause a run.