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Showing posts with label paint. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

How I Repaint

I discovered that painting both sides of a piece of newspaper would stop it from getting dry and yellow and crinkly. My repainted pages and papers stay soft and flexible because the pInt seals the air out. I use regular household primer in a gallon can from Walmart or Home Depot. That's the starting place.
Once the primer is dry I use different bright acrylics. I use big brushes that are called chip brushes when I look for them in the paint section at Walmart. I can quickly brush on a layer of red or yellow or blue paint with a chip brush. 
Once I  have the base coat of the solid color on the fun can begin. Sometimes I'll lay a painted piece of paper over another painted piece. The wet paper transfers some of its paint to the second piece. Both pieces end up with irregular unplanned blotches of color or places where color lifted off. It creates an irregular surface with different places of visual interest.
Till next time..... Keep re-using!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Happy Mosaics

Mosaic from Foam packing trays
Pieces cut from trays and glued onto painted paper. Darker backgrounds work best. This one is free form....cutting....
Piecing.......gluing. Gold paint dry brushed over the pieces to finish.