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.
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.