Monday, June 27, 2011

TWICE THE DECORATIVE PAPERS WITH TISSUE AND PAINT!

MATERIALS:
  1. Thin, inexpensive tissue papers.
  2. Dyes, liquid watercolors, dye-based inks, or thinned acrylic paints.
  3. Brushes.
  4. Smooth watercolor paper.
TECHNIQUE:
  1. Crinkle the tissue and spread it out over smooth watercolor paper.
  2. Slap on vivid, strong color right over the wrinkled tissue.
  3. Let dry overnight. (If the acrylic paint is not thinned enough, it may stick if left on for more than an hour or two.)
  4. When you remove the tissue, BOTH it and the watercolor paper should show wonderful batik-like patterns. If you are disappointed in the results, do try again with other tissues, papers, inks, or paint media.
The result is shown at right, below. The tissue used is at left.

1 comment:

  1. So glad to see you are feeling better:) Great post - I'm off to try this for the weekend. Have a great day!

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