Use your wings

 

Hello again to all my creative friends.

I am sharing my new project as 

Design Team member for 13arts ~ 

a mixed media canvas using the 

beautiful MEMORY LANE collection.

There were a few processes which I 

used to prepare the background 

of my canvas ...

I first cut and adhered paper from the 

collection to my canvas using 

gel medium and then gave all paper 

a good coating of the same product, 

drying it completely.

I then stenciled around my canvas 

using modeling paste, allowing it 

to dry completely before applying 

a combination of modeling paste 

and texture powder using a spatula.

 Once all product had dried completely and 

allowed the cracks to form, I added 

Chalk Lilac and Patina Bronze from the 

co-ordinating set of watercolour sprays 

onto my canvas, one colour at a time, 

spraying with water to allow the colour to 

move on the surface of my canvas and 

drying each colour before 

the next application.

I painted my large metal frame 

as well as the resin door with black gesso 

and then, once dry, dry brushed them 

with a light application of white gesso.

I then applied the rust effect by 

first brushing with gel medium, 

secondly adding the rusty powder to the 

product and then applied the reagent 

to the powder, leaving it to work 

its magic! to produce the brown, rust look.

Some of the rusty liquid ran onto my 

canvas and I left it there because it

gave my canvas an old, vintage look.

I painted the chipboard swirls with 

diluted Golden Calcite Color Glow.

I adhered all elements to my canvas 

together with cut-outs from the collection, 

flowers and other embellishents.

I hope that this layout has inspired you.