Hello everyone
Keren here with you today and I'm using an Eclectica³ PaperArtsy set that you might have missed, along with some experimentation using PaperArtsy Chalk Acrylic paints - typically the translucent ones!
I picked a combination of transluscent paints. For any of you that might be newer to PaperArtsy paints, they come in Opaque, Semi-Opaque and Translucent. I've shied away from using transparent colours but wanted to challenge myself with this project. I wouldn't normally use so many paints, and I didn't actually use them all in the end.
I wanted to layer a combination of the paints over each other. I thought I could drag and layer them, so grabbed some watercolour paper, a scraper and some paints.
I thought that the watercolour paper might give some nice texture, but the results were pretty rubbish...
So I went searching on the internet for tips on layering and came across an artist called Laura Fdez . She creates wonderful abstract pieces using a tool that ended up being the perfect solution: Princeton Catalyst tool no.6.
Using a combination of different colours and shapes, I started to try and move the paint. I learned quite quickly what not to do.
Make sure every layer dries completely. You can see what happens when you don't, in the next photo. I also masked off a shape so that I'd get a white frame.
Here's a little footage showing the process.
As I practiced, the process became easier. Despite the flaws, the different papers that I used all behaved differently. This one was on Acrylic Paper (WHSmith).
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One of the things that's helpful to think about is the lighter colours being on the top layers. I also tried using a semi-opaque paint and that worked really well too.
Each type of paper produces a different result. Here's the different end results. PaperArtsy Smoothy does just that- creating a very smooth painted effect!
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Grunge Paste always works so well but you do need to go carefully and hold down the intricate parts of the stencil. I only wanted some partial stencilled areas so that I didn't lose the colour and texture from the backgrounds.
Adding more layers needed a little gentle touch. Just like the transparent paints, I wanted transparent layers so stamped on some acetate. As the main stamp set didn't have an obvious focal point, I used the LPC056 set for interest.
I coloured some of the images to act as partial layers. I wanted to cut up the rainbow-esque shape and weave one of the images through; I'll save that technique for another project as it didn't really fit here.
The multiple coloured layers work so perfectly with stamped acetate.
I love the sentiment- I'm not sure I could claim that every layer was magic, but the technique certainly felt that way at points.
Using one of the stamps, I trimmed it down to just one cross; such a versatile image! I added a little stitching and French knots too.
There's so much more to explore using this technique. I love how the combination of colours layered creates the new colours. Thinking about colour theory technique can really help with choosing which colours to layer on top of each other. It's really worth having a go and it's also very therapeutic!
Thanks for reading, see you again soon!
