Finished this painting finally, I don't know if you remember her drawing a few posts back.This is the process:
Firstly I drew her face on a piece of paper.
Then painted the circles and swirls in acrylic on the canvas, had a slight problem as my paints dried too quickly and didn't give the effects of layering well. I can't seem to find 'Fluid Acrylics in Golden' brand here so had to make do with what I had.
Next I wet the paper with a spray bottle and layed it face down onto the canvas, then covered the paper with gel medium, Waited for it to dry.
Once it was dried I wet the paper again with the spray bottle and with my hands rubbed the paper off to leave the transfer of the drawing on it. I left some paper on it as I could see some of the transfer wasn't staying, it was coming off, but I still liked the effect.
The final stage was to doodle in the white circles with a permanent marker, I also used water-soluble pastels over the image of the girl and the swirls of colour, to try and give it more layers to the colours.
That's it!
I loved this process of using all these different mediums, I felt quite free to use what ever materials and it really felt like playing and discovering at the same time.
I feel like this process has taught me a lot about playing and trying things out without fear of making mistakes, also I can see how this mixed media painting style can lend itself to other paintings and images. LOVE IT!
I got this mixed media idea from Melliande's U-Tube. Please go and have a look she has so many ideas for mixed media painting, art journaling and other creative stuff, a real inspiration.
I wasn't sure what to name the painting, but "FLOW" came to mind so for now that is what it is called.
I find naming your work hard, even though every art piece has its own energy and feeling about it I sometimes get stumped as what to call them, to give them an identity.
What would you name the painting above, I would be interested in your thoughts about it and why you chose that name.
Happy creating, Angieox.
coolio!! what a great technique!
ReplyDeleteHow's everything going now you're back at work? It's great to see you still creating!
I left a comment on my blog answering your questions about my mural work.
Can't wait to swapsies! No rush, just whenever you get around to it!
Love C xox
I love the portrait and your detailed description of how you created it! Just great!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you stopped by.
I am going to draw 3 names and then I will send a tag to them. I thought I would use friendship as my theme.
Then as per Shelley's idea, these people would then post about Spread the love and with their own rules (Shelley chose 5, the original person had 2). It's pretty free - but should be fun.
take care. (Hope you win!!)
Just by reading the process, I could imagine the time and fun you spent with this artwork. I love your doodle type circles. By making them B/W, it gives good accent to the rest of the color images. Nice work! You're doing very well in your pursuit of mixed media art.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tips re my drawing. It is greatly appreciated. It's wonderful to have fellow creatives / bloggers who are willing to share and support. Thanks again! :)