Following on from last weeks plea and ongoing discussions between my first and second greatest critics, I have managed to decide my large canvas will involve a seaside theme as I just love the beach (yeah I know I'm in the midlands) and the colourscheme of my room is kinda aqua n shades of blue & green. I was also inspired by this gorgeousness from the incredibly talented Vinnie Pearce - not only is she a very talented mixed media artist, i very much approve of her surname, lol - so I spent the weekend experimenting with some small 20 x 20 cm canvases from Wilko's.
From left to right: 1) Cosmic Shimmer Mist 'blended' with rubbing alcohol - got the effect I wanted, after a fashion, but none of the mica survived so not sure its exactly a sucess. 2) Distress Ink Reinkers & water to create the blend with a Vinnie Pearce scrapbooking overlay printed onto a white T-shirt transfer - not really a sucess as the transfer doesn't melt effectively. Bits of it looks good but then bits look awful and now theres a plasticky layer over the whole thing which isn't nice. 3) A Pink Petticoat Perfect design printed onto a dark T-shirt transfer which gives good coverage but again gives a kind of plasticky finish so I think it will depend on my final design choice. 4) The first attempt at a white t-shirt transfer which I peeled off while still hot so at least its a matt finish but it really didnt adhere well, leading me to PVA some coordinating paper to cover up the worst of it. The wording is on Safmat which I'm quite disappointed didn't work as well as I hoped, I guess its not really designed for textured surfaces.
I think I'm just gonna have to - what is it Kath says? pull up me big girl pants! - swallow my misgivings n self-doubt and just put brush to canvas. Its not like I've not done it before and its not like a seaside has to be particularly detailed... I just wish I didn't have a burning desire to include text in the equation... eep :S
Edited to add: I noticed last night that the Safmat is now curling up at the edges that are in contact with the textured part (the lighter bit) - has anyone tried the mod podge transfer thing and/or on a large scale?
It's amazing that you're pointing out all the failings and mistakes because non of that shows up in these photos, they all look really great! The one of the left definitely looks beachy to me!
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It's amazing that you're pointing out all the failings and mistakes because non of that shows up in these photos, they all look really great! The one of the left definitely looks beachy to me!
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Brenda 73
It's amazing that you're pointing out all the failings and mistakes because non of that shows up in these photos, they all look really great! The one of the left definitely looks beachy to me!
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I love the first one ....warts and all ...although I cant see them lol. Sorry I cant help with your problems.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous backgrounds you made. :) Happy WOYWW!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, those are pretty cool. I like all of them, does that help?
ReplyDeleteGood luck with getting your canvases completed to your satisfaction - they're looking good so far.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit to my desk and telling me how your store your Promarkers. I've a similar predicament, all my ink pads are stored in a unit alongside a radiator - it's amazing that they haven't all dried up yet!
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Don't be hard on yourself the canvases look great, mixed media is all about experimenting, I'm not sure about the T-shirt transfer I have some but I'm not keen on the texture of it. I use acrylic mediums for transfer but never tried it on a large scale.
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If you hadn't told me I wouldn't have seen any imperfections. Aren't we all our worse critics! Keep up the good work! Thanks for sharing! Vickie #46
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely! I have only did one canvas and I glued everything on it and gave it away...so have no clue if it stayed "stuck" LOL! Happy WOYWW
ReplyDeleteGreat canvases, but am afraid I can't help with the problems you're having! Ref the T-Shirt transfer stuff, to get rid of the plasticky effect, have you considered giving it a light sand. Risky I know, and I'm only suggesting it cos I dunno if it'd work, but it might take the shine off! And make it look a bit vintagey/distressed into the bargain. I'm sure your work is going to be just fine though.... Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteHow about tissue paper. I've stamped onto tissue and glued it onto canvasses and that works well. Don't know if there's a way of printing onto it though. It ends up slightly translucent too. Or I've got some biggish foam letter stamps- rigid stamps don't work well on uneven surfaces but bendier ones can.
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I agree, your canvases look great so far. I was going to try printing onto tissue with an inkjet printer, like Lisa suggests. I've been thinking about it, and I think attaching the tissue to some ordinary printer paper with either a repositional spray glue, or maybe small amounts of tape at the edges stands a good chance of working.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Your canvasses look AMAZING! Have fun.Xx
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