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23rd January 2017 in Categories Ilustration 1
For this exercise we had to choose a subject and then explore different ways of depicting it with media. We were encouraged to use anything we had available and as I have been experimenting with mixed media in my art journaling I used the suplies I had in my ‘stash’. I interpretted that the sirit of the exercise was to try unusual techniques so I used supplies in ways I haven’t before. Some of the techniques I really liked and will use again. I chose 6 different surfaces:
texture paste on cold pressed paper
pumice gel on cold pressed paper
cold pressed paper
cardboard
vellum
white foam
The results are below:
Oil pastels on texture paste.
Inktense and pastel on pumice gel.
Acrylic inks and charcoal over coloured background.
Collage and paint pens on cardboard.
Alcohol inks and coloured pencil on cardboard.
Oil pastel on vellum.
Alcohol inks and crayons on vellum.
Alcohol inks and gel medium on foam.
Gelatos and coloured pencils on foam.
There are other combinations I can think of to try, including some wet media and pastel on the texture paste. There are also combinations that I use such as inktense and matt acrylic that I haven’t included here in order to keep the exercise manageable.
Of the combinations above I felt that number 2 (inkense on pumice gel) gives the best idea of what the apples actually looked like regarding their waxy skins. Number 1 (texture paste), I think, was least successful in depicting the apples, although I could have possibly worked the oil pastel more on the surface.
My favourite techniques were 7 (the alcohol inks and crayons on vellum) and 8 (the alcohol inks and gel medium on foam). Of the two number 7 probably photographed the best and may be even better if scanned but number 8 is more shiny in ‘real life’.
Using indian ink with oil pastel in number 6 gave an odd effect, which I expected as I knew the oil would resist the ink. However, when I dried it off using a heat tool the oil pastel melted, creating a more ‘blobby’ result which could be useful in another project. The ink stuck after drying but remained in a pooled pattern on the surface. Interesting!
I really enjoyed this exercise and would love to hear of any other interesting combinations.
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