I am a big fan of FULL color, but I decided I'd give the "whitewash" a try. I attempted to apply gesso thinly in the spots where I wanted color to come through, and I wiped some of it away if it seemed too heavy. But it dried very quickly -- too fast to get the effect Diana was going for. So I had a very white page on my hands!
I took out my markers and pens, and drew back over the photos and words that I wanted to preserve. I added words that popped into my head as I worked. Then I added a little embroidery for visual interest. This was easy to do, since I'd done the collage on a separate sheet of chipboard. (I like to do elaborate pages on their own substrate, then glue them into my journal later.)
The re-drawing made me think about the images I'd chosen. A pseudo-story emerged before my eyes.
Black paint or gesso could be interesting, too. . . .
2 comments:
Hey...this looks like fun!!!
I love this. Every time I look at it, I see something else. I can see you had a lot of fun with it.
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