Wednesday 29 April 2020

Revisiting old techniques - Distress layers with stamping

Here's another of my techniques and layer combinations using acrylic paints. I like to turn to these when needing some inspiration and I have been documenting them on media boards as a resource.
You will find them added to my Tutorials and step x steps page found on my sidebar.

This one - distress layers with stamping- I demoed at Stitches in January 2019.


Process Steps

1. Seal substrate with tinting base 
2. Dip, dab and dry each layer.  Layer 1 watery raw umber.. Layer 2 Add cobalt blue to mix. 
Layer 3 Mix cobalt blue and titan buff. 4 Add titanium white to the mix. 


3. Text stamp randomly over the background using hydrangea archival ink.

 4. Blend titanium white through a stencil. 


5.  Add next layer – mix wash of  paynes grey and titanium white – 
paint over and dab off with kitchen towel) 

6. Stamp bold figure with watering can and black archival ink - I used a stamp platform to get a good image.

7. Stamp text/numbers with white paint.


8. Sand and paint/spritz the edges using paynes grey mixed with raw umber.


That's another board in the resource box.


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