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Trueman now paints on plastic-based paper, whose nonabsorbent surface allows him to remove areas of pigment to create negative space.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2018

As for the water issue, any garage floor coating will make the concrete nonabsorbent.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2016

Papyrus is nonabsorbent, so the ink is slightly raised on the surface.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2015

Irvin writes words on nonabsorbent synthetic paper and then smears the text with a squeegee.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2014

Another method is by first painting the article, after it has been rendered nonabsorbent, of a dark color made of Prussian blue, yellow ochre, and verditer, ground in oil.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous