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Monday, February 06, 2017
Good Boys ~ mixed media
This is my latest contribution to the art world and much fun was had during the process. Inspired by one of Christine C's photos on PMP, I began by making a continuous line drawing of three of the dogs in the photo. I traced them separately onto tracing paper so I could play with the composition. I then prepped watercolor paper by gluing down a few layers of stamped tissue paper. I wanted a vibrant orange background but the paint had to be transparent. I accomplished that by laying down a coat of gel gloss medium. When it was dry I painted the entire surface with orange alcohol ink. The center dog is a dalmatian and I wanted his spots to have lovely soft edges, just like watercolor applied wet into wet. I solved that issue by gluing more tissue paper down on the fur areas, then dropping in some black watercolor while the glue was still quite wet. Tada!
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4 comments:
The process worked well for you. Well worth the prep time. The dogs are goofy and the colours bright, the shapes organic. Fabulous work!
Thanks, Jeanette. I haven't done a goofy critter painting in quite some time. I was overdue.
"Good Boys" is a good one! I know you had fun doing it.
I really did, Kay. Thanks!
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