When Art Gets Messy – Book of Backgrounds 2016, Number 23

Art Gets Messy When You Go Too Fast!

It’s also frustrating when you have a plan and you’re in a rush to get it done.  My ideas was to use collage, transparent layers, stenciling and add texture with modeling paste. Things went a bit wacky when I was using the pixel stencil with black modeling paste… and nope, I didn’t editing out the part where I smudged everything.

Background Type:

• prepped binder paper from Book of Backgrounds #17

Palette: DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics

• Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide – DMFA42
• Quinacridone Gold – DMFA32
• Quinacridone Burnt Orange – DMFA31

Prep and Mediums

• White Gesso – DMM18
• Matte Medium – DMM20
• Black Modeling Paste – DMM22

Collage Material

• printed tissue

Americana Mixed Media Stencils

• Numbers Collage – ASMM37
• Pixelated – ASMM46

Brushes:

Royal Aqualon

• 3/4″ & 1″ Wash Glaze – R2700

Royal Soft-Grip

• #8 Bristle Bright – SG1425

Royal Clear Choice

• 3/16″ long flat (green handle) – 1111
• 5/8″ short flat (orange handle) – 1112
• 3/16″ dome (yellow handle) – 1113

General Supplies:

• Royal Brush Square Brush Basin – RD325
• Royal Essentials Palette Paper – RD358
• Royal Palette/Painting Knife – LG2
• Royal Sponge Roller – flat and striped – RD410
• No-Stick Mat (Currently using the Unstick Arts and Craft Sheet
• Mister Bottle Filled with Water
• Paper Towels
• Baby or Kitchen Wipes
• Kitchen cloths (for dry rub application)
• Heat Gun

Manufacturers

• DecoArt – DecoArt.com
• Royal Brush – RoyalBrush.com
• Unstick – Unstick.ca