Often, when I want to leave a nice white border around my work I’ll tape it over with masking tape, and remove it after I’m done. However, since I work only when I have time and feel inspired, much of my artwork lies untouched for weeks or sometimes months at a time. This becomes a serious problem if the work has masking tape on it, since the glue from the tape will transfer on to the work or dry up all together if it is left on too long. The borders of the artwork then become covered in sticky and (when dry) yellowish gunk, ruining the work.
This is indeed what happened with one of my most recent works, one which I otherwise quite like. Now the problem is how to remove the adhesive from the borders without damaging the rest of the piece… |inline