Wintry Mix "Collage"
We are hunkering down, here in Maine tonight for the first blizzard of the season. This project is absolute Winter. I used quite a few of the castings I made from paper pulp last month. Mixed Media Collage is my favorite! Layers upon layers, my camera doesn't do the shimmer of this piece justice, at all.
SUPPLIES:
Acrylic Paint - 2 shades of blue, white
Perfect Pearls gold and white pigment or other pigment powders, distress ink; brown
Canvas board 11x14", light blue marker, spray sealant
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Create paper cast shapes with molds (3 stars, 1 flourish and 2 snowflakes, one trimmed.
2. Dry brush the snowflake casts with white acrylic paint, dust the stars and flourish lightly with gold pigment, set the pigment per the product instructions.
3. Paint the canvas board with 2 shades of blue acrylic paint, blend into each other.
4. Splatter white pigment randomly over the painted background and set it.
5. Use narrow tape to create "rays" of light from the upper left corner, lightly dust with gold pigment and set, remove the tape.
6. Adhere the paper cast shapes onto the background with either hot glue or E6000. (The flourish did break upon removing it from the mold, I just pieced it together on the background)
7. Using a very narrow brush, paint the words with white acrylic paint. Double over the lettering with a light blue marker to make it less stark. That wasn't enough for me! I sprayed walnut distress ink mixed with metallic pigments to mute the bright lettering further.
8. Spray with sealant.
**Attach wide ribbon to the back if you'd like to hang it, or frame it :o)
CRAFT ON!
Becky :o)
this must have been fun to make, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteLove the use of the paper casting in your piece!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to add some texture with the paper cast stars....love it!
ReplyDeleteBecky, did you fill the star mold with paper pulp? They turned out really nice. Thanks for the wintry project and new idea for paper shapes!
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