Hello Sweeties,
Today I'm up on Dusty Attic blog with a new mixed-media canvas.
Photo: ArtHouseWhimsy
First, I glued a few scraps of collage paper on the left side of the canvas with a soft gel. I covered the right side of the canvas with white gesso and the collage paper with clear gesso, as I wanted the script to be seen. When everything was dry, I added a design with the Floral Stencil #2 and paper paste. With my pallet knife, I smeared the paper paste carefully on the right side.
When everything was completely dry, I painted the canvas with a black liquid acrylic paint watered down. Next, I used two shades of grey mica to add shine to the background. I used the darker one on the right side and the lighter on the left, again to allow the script of the collage paper to be seen.
I primed the filmstrip #2 with black gesso and the rest of the chipboards with white gesso. I just distressed the edges of the flowers with black ink.
I started the composition with the larger elements: the Filmstrip #2. I cut the Wildflower #5 into smaller elements to add under the photo along with the Daisy #3. Next, I add, the Christmas Berries #1 and the Wildflower #5.
To finish, I added silver glitter.
Dusty attic products:
- Floral Stencil #2 – Dusty Attic
- Filmstrip #2 – Dusty Attic
- Daisy #3 – Dusty Attic
- Wildflower #3 – Dusty Attic
- Wildflower #5 – Dusty Attic
- Christmas Berries #1 – Dusty Attic
- Collage Paper - 49 and Market;
- Title - Idea-ology Tim Holtz (Small Talk);
- Distress Ink - Ranger (Soot);
- Art Ingredients - Finnabair Prima (Luminous Glitter Set, Winter Tales Mica Set);
- Art Alchemy - Finnabair Prima (Ink Black Liquid Acrylic, Liquid Fluid Medium);
- Art Extravagance - Finnabair Prima (Paper Paste);
- Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (White Heavy Gesso, Black Heavy Gesso, Clear Gesso, Soft Matte Gel, Heavy Body Gel).
