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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Making The Most Out of Your Background

I've  been  playing  with  my  paints  again--


but  this  time  it's  not  on  paper--this  is  on  a  12 x 12 wood  cradle  board  (great  surface  to  work  on).  And  even  though  this  happened  through  layers  of  paint,  stencils,  mark making, etc.--it's  my  first  'layer'--my  background  for  my  art  piece.

So  the  next  thing  I  did  was  sketch  in  my  design  over  this  background--


a  little hard to see--but basically it's a rooster and some whimsy clouds over  a  big sun (which  I  already  started  to paint in)   I  used  my  favorite  water  soluble  pencil  for  this--it's great  to  use--if  you  want  to  fix  a  mistake  or
  change  your  design--just  use  a  little  water  to  'erase'  it  and  start  over

And  now  you  can  see  more  where  I'm  going  with  this--


I  filled  in  the  background,  but  kept  my  main  theme  (the  rooster)  in the  original  background  that  I  started  with.   I  want  to  mention  that   I  used  all  Golden  fluid  acrylics for  everything  you  see,  including  the  original  background--these  are  my  favorite  paints  to  use--I  love  how  rich  these  colors  are--so  worth  the  added  expense.

Next  layer--


starting  with  sun--I  collaged  some  Tim  Holtz  tissue  paper  over  it  and  then  added more  paint--little  bits  of  ephemera  on  the  rooster,  and as  you  can  see,  I  had  to  put  that  teal  acrylic  ink  in  the  sky  and  also  here  and  there  in  the  rooster  and  sun--that  seems  to  be  my  go-to  color  lately---and--


I  took  some  light  molding  paste  over  a  stencil  to  add  a  little  texture.

....one  more  layer--


this  time  in  the  clouds  and  some  stenciling  in  the  sky--I  also  spritzed  a  little  alcohol  on  random  spots (and  rubbed  it  away  with  a  paper  towel)   which  will  take  some  of  the  paint  away--I  like  that  distressed  look  a  LOT!

So   I  think  I'm  done  with  the  layers,  and  saying  that  this  little  rooster  is  finished!


This  is  such  a  fun  technique---playing  with  paint  on  your  substrate  any  way  you  want,  and  then  covering  it  up--or  not  and  using  it  to  help  bring  the  piece  together.

8 comments:

  1. well HOLY MACKARAL,GIRL! GREAT to see you over here. just love this, I am doing something so similar with butterflies right now (EVen though our styles are different) but they may turn into something else by the time I finish, ha! SO COOL, DIANE! xo

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  2. Love your work and your process! You're an inspiration to me!

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  3. What is cradle board? I keep hearing it but I don't know what it is. Please pm me! raetino47@gmail.com thanks so much

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  4. Oh, how I love what you have created!!! I always do...and your blog always, always inspires me!!!

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  5. Your imagination is limitless and your work so full of color and joy.

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  6. Love the piece with the lady on it!!!! Hugs Juls xx

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