So in my last post I showed you the 2 textured papers that I made, and I'll show you how I did them. Originally, I had this book on making paste papers, which involved boiling water and adding cornstarch. It actually seems pretty easy, but I didn't want to make the mess, and basically I just wanted the end results to look like the pics in the book, so I decided on an easier way.
I started out painting a design on the cardstock paper--
And then I mixed regular gel medium with acrylic paint and spread it over the paper with a palette knife--a fairly thick layer.
And then immediately took this rubber comb and made my design into it.
You get great texture, and you can use anything you have handy to create the texture--a regular comb, a nail, skewer, bottle cap --whatever.
It eliminates the one step, and you definitely use a lot less of the paint. I really like the way these turned out and I want to try this technique on canvas or wood, but when I do, I think I'll try it with the heavy gel medium for even more texture. To get this result, you have to use the gel medium, because it dries clear, and the color from underneath comes through. 
Thank you jerseyweeds. So fun to do!!
And one more thing--you'll see at the top of my sidebar--Lisa Lectura's giveaway. Well, she picked the winner yesterday, and guess who won??!! ; )
I now have a another very cool piece of art for my art room--I'm very excited!
The main thing is that every time you lift your texture tool off of the surface, make sure to wipe the gel off so it's clean when you make more designs in the gel.
The next paper started out like this--just an acrylic wash over it--
And I decided to try it this time with just the gel (no paint added to it) and then see if it made a difference, and I don't think it did.
It eliminates the one step, and you definitely use a lot less of the paint. I really like the way these turned out and I want to try this technique on canvas or wood, but when I do, I think I'll try it with the heavy gel medium for even more texture. To get this result, you have to use the gel medium, because it dries clear, and the color from underneath comes through. 
And here's another fun paper that I did. I started out with an embossed paper that was white, or you could use textured wallpaper, and here's how it ended up--
And all I needed were these--
And this video!
Thank you jerseyweeds. So fun to do!!
And one more thing--you'll see at the top of my sidebar--Lisa Lectura's giveaway. Well, she picked the winner yesterday, and guess who won??!! ; )
I now have a another very cool piece of art for my art room--I'm very excited!
