Mixing old and new media is a great mixed media strategy for getting unusual results. In this post I combine digital printing technology with mixed traditional media.
I opened ‘Wonderland’, by Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss, on June 5th to a description of swallowtail butterflies. The excerpt describes the contrast between Sweet Williams’ bright pinks and the butterflies’ striking yellow and black as
an outrage against taste.
Eye shocking vibranceThis description really spoke to me and I knew I wanted to make a piece with the sumptuous textures of oils. I felt a contrast of textures would help emphasise the outspoken nature of the scene. Then I decided to combine modern materials with more traditional ones since I was already knee deep in contrasts. Creating art digitally and printing on to acetate allowed me to directly combine digital and traditional work as the background shows through the printed acetate.
For the background of the page I used a new supply – Reeves water soluble wax crayons. They turned out to be very juicy colours when ‘activated’ with matt medium … #willuseagain …
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