Since he has a "steampunk" heart, I'm going to share him with "Take A Word," too. :-)
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Showing posts with label rust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rust. Show all posts
Monday, September 22, 2014
Digital Whisper Challenge - Rust
Since he has a "steampunk" heart, I'm going to share him with "Take A Word," too. :-)
Monday, August 19, 2013
Marguerite's Flowers and Rust
That's the name I gave to a mixed media painting I just finished today. I'm very excited about the way it turned out! Marguerite sent me a wonderful piece of rusted metal that fell off of her favorite trunk. She thought I could use it in some kind of art work. It just so happens I love rusty metal. She also happened to send me a picture of the trunk it came from.
The trunk certainly is a treasure!
I recently downloaded a class presented by Seth Apter through Cloth, Paper, Scissors. It's Lesson # 6 in a series, and the price was very reasonable. The lesson was called "Dimensional Stenciling." I decided to try this technique in a mixed media piece that I could also include Marguerite's gift of the rusty metal.
I first tried to paint a background using acrylics to try to simulate a piece of copper that had turned turquoise. I didn't quite get the look I wanted, but I was still happy with the results.
I used gesso to fill in a stencil to get a dimensional branch on the background. I then painted the top of a bronze colored tin candy box the size of an Altoid box with a turquoise color paint so it would also look antiqued. I glued the rusty metal from the trunk on top of that. Here is the finished result:
I have to say that after creating a piece of art like that, I finally feel like a real artist! Thanks Marguerite and Seth for the inspiration.
The trunk certainly is a treasure!
I recently downloaded a class presented by Seth Apter through Cloth, Paper, Scissors. It's Lesson # 6 in a series, and the price was very reasonable. The lesson was called "Dimensional Stenciling." I decided to try this technique in a mixed media piece that I could also include Marguerite's gift of the rusty metal.
I first tried to paint a background using acrylics to try to simulate a piece of copper that had turned turquoise. I didn't quite get the look I wanted, but I was still happy with the results.
I used gesso to fill in a stencil to get a dimensional branch on the background. I then painted the top of a bronze colored tin candy box the size of an Altoid box with a turquoise color paint so it would also look antiqued. I glued the rusty metal from the trunk on top of that. Here is the finished result:
I have to say that after creating a piece of art like that, I finally feel like a real artist! Thanks Marguerite and Seth for the inspiration.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Facebook Friend Challenge
An artist-type friend that I know only by Artellaland, Lori Minnick, posted some great photos of a grungy truck on her Facebook page. When I left a message saying how much I liked them, she challenged me to grab one and play around with it. How could I resist a challenge like that? Besides, it was nice to have a fun distraction from everything that is going on in our family.
Lori's original photo:
Here's my altered version:
Yep, it's crazy. I'm sure you didn't expect anything less! I hope you like it, Lori.
(The man is from a digital kit from Crowabout Studios B named "Rusty." The woman was Googled.)
Lori's original photo:
Here's my altered version:
Yep, it's crazy. I'm sure you didn't expect anything less! I hope you like it, Lori.
(The man is from a digital kit from Crowabout Studios B named "Rusty." The woman was Googled.)
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