Love making painted grunge designs? Here’s a quick video showing you how I made the grunge type backgrounds for my art journal, by making monoprints using a gelatin plate. You can read more about it here. PS – I’ve sped up the video otherwise it’s like watching grass grow. PPS – Works on fabric too! […]
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For the last several years I’ve attempted to keep an art journal without too much success. However this year I decided to try again after discovering The Documented Life Project which is a free online project complete with support group and weekly challenges. I like the idea of a keeping a daily journal as a
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I gave my new gelatine plate a try out the other day and made several prints to use as textured backgrounds for some upcoming projects. I used ordinary acrylic paint and discovered that it takes a little practice to water it down to get the correct fluidity. If you paint it on too thick, it
Monoprinting using a gelatine plate and other disasters Read More »
Some weeks I get to play a lot, some weeks not so much. This week I’m somewhere in the middle and have several projects in progress – one I’m just beginning and one almost completed. Monoprinting Monoprinting seems to be everywhere at the moment, probably due to the new “Gelli” plates that are now available.
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