Sunday, November 29, 2009

Chapter Eleven. Design from landscape: use of texture

Sand paper. This was so much fun. I collected sand from Lowestoft's south beach. I added a small amount to a half and half mix of acrylic and PVA and applied it to card with a thick brush.
Polyfilla embedded with dried grasses. Acrylic wash added. Some of the grasses removed.

Stamp: string block and bleach.


Rubbing: Markal oil stick over paper balls.



Shredded paper and PVA.




Funky foam stamp and acrylic paint.





Acrylic paint and sgraffitto with a twig.






Funky foam stamp and acrylic paint.







Bleach applied to inked paper with a paper towel.








Crumpled tissue and PVA.









Acrylic paint and card edge.










Mark-making tools: funky foam stamps, string blocks, toothbrush, twig, card and kitchen towel.











Toothbrush splatters with a wash of acrylic






































A variety of mark-making techniques were used to make these flat and textured papers. Including sand and PVA, cement and dried grasses, sgraffitto, stamps, string blocks, toothbrush splatters and acrylic washes.

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