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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! 

4 comments:

Jeanette Jobson said...

The process worked well for you. Well worth the prep time. The dogs are goofy and the colours bright, the shapes organic. Fabulous work!

Billie Crain said...

Thanks, Jeanette. I haven't done a goofy critter painting in quite some time. I was overdue.

Kay Smith said...

"Good Boys" is a good one! I know you had fun doing it.

Billie Crain said...

I really did, Kay. Thanks!