Before I go blindly into creating a big painting, I will do sample
tests to see if what I am thinking about will actually look good. It
saves a lot of time and may take you off in another direction. I keep
the samples around because they may work perfectly in a project down the
road or as a collage element in another painting.
Supplies
Creaive PaperClay®
Gesso
Matte Medium
Raw Umber
On a lightly dampened masonite panel, I laid out coils of paperclay in lines and brayered them down flat.
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then laid coils in the opposite direction and brayered them flat
creating a cross hatched pattern. You could leave the coils as lines or
make circular shapes. The beauty is that you are the master of your
universe.
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then added some (patterned) lines to the background for interest plus I
wanted these to show up when I stained the piece later.
When it was dry I then coated it with white gesso.
After the gesso had dried it was coated with a layer of matte medium. This gives me more control with the staining.
When the medium has dried, I applied raw umber acrylic paint and immediate wiped off so it was only left in the recesses.
My next step will be to add resin into the holes as a test but that is for another day.
There is so much joy in experimenting — Darlene Olivia McElroy
1 comment:
Wow! I just love this!!!! How fun. It opens my imagination. Thanks so much for this fun tutorial :)
~Diane
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