I have been intrigued by Michelle Ward's latest Crusade - Come Over to the Dark Side. I love the idea of layering gesso and paint over a black background. When I saw the stencil challenge over at Created Byhand, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to experiment with this technique.I started with black cardstock and scraped gesso over it randomly. Then I did the same thing with green and pearlized purple acrylic paints. When I was happy with it, I used the waste from a sheet of Grungeboard flourishes as a stencil and sprayed it with black paint. The bird is from Oxford Impressions. It's stamped on Grungeboard and cut out - it's a great way to get a nice, solid image. I added a bit of cheesecloth that's been dyed with distress ink and a few stems left over from a silk flower spray.
LOVE this technique and will be experimenting some more with it. Thanks for the inspiration Michelle!
very nice. like the texture you added too
ReplyDeleteThe Dark Side, huh??? Great piece, Shelly!
ReplyDeleteohhhh Spooky, I Love it!
ReplyDeletegreat piece..i will have to check out her site.
ReplyDeleteVery spooky - very Goth. I really like that background technique.
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Gorgeous Shelly!!! I love the bird and the cheesecloth there!!You know how I love texture :)
ReplyDeleteSpectacular and spooky! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI love the layers on this piece! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work and i love that swirl shadow
ReplyDeletehugs June xxx
How cool is this!!! Love your work and the background technique is perfect!
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