Here is the page I was working on. I love the colors, but didn't get the effect I was really looking for.
While the paint was drying I came into the house and selected a new book to alter as this one is down to just a few pages left. I selected a slender volume with pages similar in size to this one. It is just a bit wider. I began on the inside cover and just played a bit. I also carved a quick flower stamp with a bit of leftover rubber from one of my previous stamps and used it here.
This was the point at which I tried to make my own spray paint and couldn't get it to work. So I took a variety of colors and put a bit of each on a paper plate and used a flower stencil and a pouncer to add color. Then with the remaining paint I began to pounce around the rest of the page. This is not in my usual style, but it was a load of fun.
This morning I am going to the conditioning class, stopping at the farm to get my biweekly produce and then coming home to shower and get ready for a trip to town with my friend, Carol. After that I will come home and try to get some art time in before going to my personal training session at 4:30. Miss Z is arriving this afternoon and will be with us until Sunday afternoon, so this is going to be a very busy weekend. I'm hoping the weather is nice as I like to get her out of doors when I can. I have the umbrella stroller in the trunk and am planning to take her for a walk on a paved trail in Mason on Saturday. What do you have planned for today? what about the weekend? are you making time for yourself and your art? Do share.....
xoxo
great textures with the stencils! my favorite, though, is the chaos page! :)
ReplyDeleteI have made my own acrylic spray paint. I just use the travel size spray bottles I buy at Target, make sure it has a cap to cover the spritzer.If you are using a product similar to Golden Fluid Acrylic you need about a 50/50 mix of paint and water. If you are using a craft grade paint you need more like 25% paint and 75% water. Shake it until your arm wants to fall off :) to make sure that you get all of the lumps out or the bottle will clog. You also need to keep the cap on when not in use or air will get in there and mess things up as well. Hope that helps! Good luck!
ReplyDeletethe pages are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI've had a lot of trouble with misters getting clogged or not spraying a full spray and coming out high or low or sideways because they are half clogged or something. I've found that I tend to spray too much. Less is more, I think. But I don't know enough to tell you more than that. I see other people on videos misting with stencils and they work so well for them. I need more practice, I think.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all your pages. The pouncing does look like it was fun! :)
Hi Vicki, You achieved some great textural effects with your experiments. I must have a try at some. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVicki: to use Acrylic Paint, I suggest some acyrlic thinner- at least I call it thinner: Dick Blick:
ReplyDeleteAcrylic Flow Release — Breaks the surface tension of water, increasing its ability to soak into porous surfaces. This allows the acrylic painter to achieve rich stains on surfaces such as watercolor paper and unprimed canvas. 4 oz (118 ml) jar. If you put this into the water it will the acrylic paint flow. I know they are expensive but also use Golden Acylic Liquid Paints.
They are more viable as sprays.
Here are a couple from water colors.
Acrylic Flow Release — Breaks the surface tension of water, increasing its ability to soak into porous surfaces. This allows the acrylic painter to achieve rich stains on surfaces such as watercolor paper and unprimed canvas. 4 oz (118 ml) jar.
Hopes this helps. Also, you might want to try:Acrylic Flow Release — Breaks the surface tension of water, increasing its ability to soak into porous surfaces. This allows the acrylic painter to achieve rich stains on surfaces such as watercolor paper and unprimed canvas. 4 oz (118 ml) jar.
Well, it is a matter of trail and error.
Trying to deal with a Realtor. It has been a comedy of errors.
We had to break into the apartment - They came with no keys.
Oh Well! Love those stamps.
All my happines to you and the Family.
Here is another: Good view of thinning acrylic paint.
ReplyDeleteIt is on You Tube: Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y3roDuRlBE
by Golden Acrylics.
Enjoy! Sherrie
Hi Vicki: Spray bottles for misting or light spray paint applications is a method used extensively by Tom Lynch, a teacher/artist very much in demand on the workshop circuit. I think the problem you're having is due to the acrylic paint you're using. Try mixing up a mix of watercolor the consistency of whole milk, mix it in a disposable cup first to make sure all the particles are dissolved. The problem with the acrylic paints is the plastic binder they use, that's what causes them to clog. Let us know how that works for you. Hold your spray bottle about 6 inches above your target...practice distances on scrap paper first.
ReplyDeleteYummy pages. These pages are scrumptious.
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