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24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: now happy with sky (again)
Had a really good art session last night, where I reworked the sky to a state I’m happy with (again).
1. Was going to add stars, now going to do butterflies instead, so wanted a more daylight than nighttime sky. Also been looking at lots of vintage Asian ink landscape paintings and want more of that look for this piece now. So, tried a Neocolor II to lighten the sky. Did not work.
2. Tried a layer of thinned acrylic paint using the sponge I originally got to try image transfers but don’t use in that process because I can’t stand the noise it makes. Worked a little bit.
3. & 4. Brought out the good ol’ Liquitex Parchment acrylic ink. Solves most mixed media issues, or at least gets you close enough to a base state so you can start over again. Worked-ish.
5. Because I didn’t water down the parchment paint, it was too solid of a paint layer, so before it dried completely, I took a paper towel to it, because I’m picky like that.
6. Lovely textured sky (finally). Starting to lighten the bases of the mountains. Discovered how much I love the jaggy mountain edges, especially the top right.
Next will be road work. And maybe another round (or two) on the sky.
If you want to follow just this art project, you can check out the #mountainroadartwork hashtag.
#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #mixedmedia #artprocess #wip #🖼️
Had a really good art session last night, where I reworked the sky to a state I’m happy with (again).
1. Was going to add stars, now going to do butterflies instead, so wanted a more daylight than nighttime sky. Also been looking at lots of vintage Asian ink landscape paintings and want more of that look for this piece now. So, tried a Neocolor II to lighten the sky. Did not work.
2. Tried a layer of thinned acrylic paint using the sponge I originally got to try image transfers but don’t use in that process because I can’t stand the noise it makes. Worked a little bit.
3. & 4. Brought out the good ol’ Liquitex Parchment acrylic ink. Solves most mixed media issues, or at least gets you close enough to a base state so you can start over again. Worked-ish.
5. Because I didn’t water down the parchment paint, it was too solid of a paint layer, so before it dried completely, I took a paper towel to it, because I’m picky like that.
6. Lovely textured sky (finally). Starting to lighten the bases of the mountains. Discovered how much I love the jaggy mountain edges, especially the top right.
Next will be road work. And maybe another round (or two) on the sky.
If you want to follow just this art project, you can check out the #mountainroadartwork hashtag.
#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #mixedmedia #artprocess #wip #🖼️