With no water you get more dramatic cracks and the more water you add the finer the cracks .The bottom has regular gold acrylic as a base ( I did try with that but it didn't work ) also the heat gun was put closer so got the blistered effect
Here are some backgrounds I have done some good and some not so good all waiting for just the right images
The top 2 from the left are sandal I used victorian velvet over the top and buffed off the excess humm not much of a contrast the next one was forrest moss good contrast :) next was cranberry over gold .Bottom left I really like this was a peice all ready coloured and stamps that I didn't like, with the effect on the top and then aged mahogany I love the way that the paints are not fully opaque, the middle was with regular acrylic didn't work, the last one show the effects you can get by aplying the paint in different directions.
So you add a base if you want, the effect and then more colour or start with a bare base and add colour .
Oh and I forgot to say once dry you can buff it to a really nice sheen ... wonder why ?
Hope you will have fun with this
6 comments:
Nice bit of experimental technique there ! The effects vary a lot, don't they? Must have a go with that paint too !
Nice to see the range of results from the different combos, fun stuff!
Well done you, i did try this a while ago but gave up as i just wasn't getting anywhere.. maybe i'll try once more following your instructions :)
I'd forgotten about this one, but yes, I saw Sheena Douglass doing this at Ally Pally too. Thanks for the reminder. Will give it a go.
Nice samples Must try these techniques. When I did a workshop with Julia she used Vaseline before applying the paint - you might want to try that. Am sure I have the book I did with her on my blog - try January/February if you want to look (it is called Words - the book I mean).
Aren't her paints lovely?
Ooh, might just have to try this...
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