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[Faith-and-Hope]

Hi @Former-Member .... 👋 ... and anyone else following along ....

Here is what I have done today ..... 

I chose 3 acrylic paint colours, added white to them individually, and watered them down a bit so that the text would show through.

Then I painted stripes down the page in a repeated pattern, and dried it with a hair dryer.  Then I painted more stripes across the page to create a tartan sort of design, and dried it off again with the hair dryer.

Then I painted PVA glue all over the (dry) surface to create a seal, and dried it off again.  That way it has made a surface that you can work on without the materials soaking in and spreading.  It has also created a bit of a rough, crackled effect, like bark in a tree.

[Faith-and-Hope]

It would have been helpful to actually post the photo with that @Former-Member ..... lol .....

[Faith-and-Hope]

@Former-Member ..... 🎨💕

[Former-Member]

@Faith-and-Hope

Rain forecast ... dance class booked ... boots on stand by.

[Faith-and-Hope]

This artist is Derek Goes

https://www.designswan.com/archives/collage-beauty-art-chaos-controlling-by-derek-gores.html

 .... so inspirational ❣️

[outlander]

Lovley! @Faith-and-Hope
Im sure your artwork looks just as good

[Faith-and-Hope]

Thanks @outlander ..... lol .....

Maybe, but certainly not yet !

[outlander]

Im sure youll get there @Faith-and-Hope as long as your enjoying it thats all that really matters

[Faith-and-Hope]

Agreed ❣️

@outlander

[PeppiPatty]

I’m doing a pic of an old man walking along the beach 🏖 @Faith-and-Hop and me thinks I might remember this technique you have described. I. Got crackling medium but this sound more fun.....