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Post by pas2 on Apr 9, 2018 13:49:09 GMT
ok, now that I got my gesso/gel issue sorted out, I have another question. What products do you recommend for a newbie for adding color to a page? Will distressed inks and stains work? I also have water colors, water color pencils, acrylic paint. Will these adhere to the page ok over gel medium?
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Post by grammadee on Apr 9, 2018 14:28:36 GMT
If your colour is going to be the final layer, any of these media would work. If you plan to layer one media on top of another, you have to check out what happens with that medium when that happens.
One thing to check out is the reaction &/or loss of colour when other layers are added. Tim Holtz distress paints, inks and stains (and I think crayons as well) remain reactive to water even after they are dry. So if you use a gel or liquid glue to attach another layer or put a sealer on top, you have to check to see if it will leach out the colour. Gelatos can be "moved around" or blended with addition of water (or a baby wipe) until they dry. This really helps with the blending. After that they are permanent, and you can apply any clear medium over the top without affecting the lower level. I don't know about other media.
Also check how translucent or opaque your colour is. I like translucent for mixed media, because you can see the other layers behind the colour.
Love your questions! I can't answer all of them, but I am sure there are others here who can. I am still learning and every time I play I learn something new: usually from my mistakes!
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Post by Patter on Apr 9, 2018 14:51:05 GMT
I use tons of different media but an easy, easy one to start with is acrylic paint (the cheap $1 bottles are great to start). Apply with a stencil and makeup sponge, with a hotel key, make circles with different lids, bubble wrap, etc. You can do lots of layering just with acrylic paint in different colors.  But definitely watch if things reactivate with water or other wet media. Acrylic paints truly be the cheapest and easiest to start with. |
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Post by pas2 on Apr 9, 2018 22:12:21 GMT
I use tons of different media but an easy, easy one to start with is acrylic paint (the cheap $1 bottles are great to start). Apply with a stencil and makeup sponge, with a hotel key, make circles with different lids, bubble wrap, etc. You can do lots of layering just with acrylic paint in different colors. But definitely watch if things reactivate with water or other wet media. Acrylic paints truly be the cheapest and easiest to start with. Well that’s good news since I have lots of those in my stash. It will be a challenge though since I am not very good at “art”. I’m more of a “crafts” person, give me a picture or instructions to follow and I’m good. I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone. |
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Post by oaksong on Apr 10, 2018 0:00:01 GMT
One of my favorite, easy techniques uses Distress Crayons. Scribble a bit over your gesso and move the color around with a wet finger or brush. Once it dries, place a stencil over it and lift the color by dabbing through the stencil with a baby wipe.
You can get a lot of variety with the gesso texture, and the amount of color and water you use. Distress Crayons are so fun to play with!
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Post by tinksmommy on Apr 10, 2018 0:52:19 GMT
I love the Distress Oxides, watercolors and Shimmerz products for color. Gelato’s and Crayons have been a bit of a disappointment for me.
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 10, 2018 1:42:35 GMT
I second Patter on acrylic paint being the easiest cheapest way to start. What supplies do you have in your stash? Those are the ones you should start with. You can test if they are reactive with water on a test sheet. That's always good to know. |
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Post by oliquig on Apr 10, 2018 10:20:32 GMT
Gel medium will block most ink from going over it, as it's a resist. All those you mentioned will go over gesso. You can smoosh the distress inks into a piece of plastic packaging then spritz with water or use a wet brush to put watercolor on the piece of plastic, then flip the plastic over into your paper for a background, repeat with same or different colors. The distress inks will be more vibrant than the watercolor.
So all of these are water soluble, meaning if you add water or wet color to them, they will be affected. Now if you aren't going to add more color, then you're fine, you don't need to seal your page. If you want to add more color without losing the color you already have, then you would have to seal it. One technique I've used is applying gel medium over the ink through a stencil (let the gel dry) then using a baby wipe to remove the color that wasn't under the stencil. You can leave it like that, or add a contrasting color, but whatever hits the gel medium will just wipe off.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2018 12:26:14 GMT
One of my favorite, easy techniques uses Distress Crayons. Scribble a bit over your gesso and move the color around with a wet finger or brush. Once it dries, place a stencil over it and lift the color by dabbing through the stencil with a baby wipe. You can get a lot of variety with the gesso texture, and the amount of color and water you use. Distress Crayons are so fun to play with! I'm going to try this since I just bought some of the crayons. I watched Tim's video on how to use them but I'm going to try your way first. Thanks for the tip! |
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Post by oaksong on Apr 10, 2018 17:45:20 GMT
One of my favorite, easy techniques uses Distress Crayons. Scribble a bit over your gesso and move the color around with a wet finger or brush. Once it dries, place a stencil over it and lift the color by dabbing through the stencil with a baby wipe. You can get a lot of variety with the gesso texture, and the amount of color and water you use. Distress Crayons are so fun to play with! I'm going to try this since I just bought some of the crayons. I watched Tim's video on how to use them but I'm going to try your way first. Thanks for the tip! Here are some tags that I made in TH Creative Chemistry in the Distress Crayon lesson. In the first picture, the tag on the right shows the gesso/crayon/stencil technique. I made sort of a diagonal texture with the gesso. The other tags are some that DD and her friends made, with stamped images in Archival ink. (Photos removed) ETA: I dislike smearing the crayon on dry paper, the way Tim shows in a lot of his videos. I don't like the way it looks or feels. But put a tiny dab of water on your finger, and the color becomes creamy and totally different to work with. You can get such vibrant colors with crayons, and they blend like watercolor. |
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But definitely watch if things reactivate with water or other wet media. Acrylic paints truly be the cheapest and easiest to start with.
