Today I decided to prepare a spread in my GPP journal in anticipation of creating monoprints for this crusade. I ended up making my first print for the challenge. Go to the link to read more about pulling prints.
This post features a variation on the technique that Michelle Ward describes.
I decided to create a journal featuring GPP crusades this year. I used Fabriano cold pressed watercolor paper which is very textured and will make a sturdy journal when I bind it.
But back to the monoprint. Instead of putting paint on a hard surface, I used a palette knife to smear the paint around one half of my journal spread. Then I folded the spread in half so the "clean" side would press against the wet paint. I used a cloth to rub on the paper and press the pages together.
The next step was to lay three plastic canvas circles on the painted half after giving the page a light misting of water. I folded the pages together again and rubbed the paper firmly. I was very pleased with the results. My original intention was to use this as a background that I would adhere pulled prints on. I don't want to cover up all this delicious color and texture. Plan B will be executed when I have a bit of time... Enjoy these lovely close-ups from my spread.
Only Liquitex acrylic paint colors were used: Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red Light, Acra Gold Deep & maybe a bit of Titanium White.
Paint applied thinly on the textured surface creates wonderful abstract designs.
You can see the mark the plastic canvas circle formed when I pressed the wet layers of paint and paper together.
More yumminess!
3 comments:
First, let me say how cool it is to learn you have a GPP journal! Love that! Second, love that you printed one page onto another. Super cool idea. That close-up of the pattern is wonderful. I am like you - sometimes intending to make a background for an application over top, and the result is just too good to get covered up. That is one of the purposed of journals - to document our learning process. Thanks for sharing your work with the team!!
Beautiful. I have been painting more paper for mixed media projects and often times "destroying the paper" for the other projects hurts! Literally hurts my gentle spirit!
^giggles^
(I am from Creative Every Day, too, nice to "meet" you)...
See my most recent Creative Every Day post here.
I like to idea of having a technique journal. I should give it a try - my stuff is all over the place. I like strong colors and thick patterns - I can almost touch your page. Very nice.
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