Mixed Media Monday Canvas
Hey everyone, Kim here. I'm back today sharing my project I made with the June mixed media kit. If you didn't know, our mixed media kits always come with a project so you can start playing with your mediums as soon as you open the box.
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Here is the June kit:
It''s almost like you get 2 projects in one in this kit. For my project I decided to use some of the metal pieces on a canvas.
Here is my project:
I used the mediums, metals (as ell as some from my stash), a stencil from a past MM kit and I got to creating. I'm really happy how it turned out.
How about some close ups?
For the background, I layered the stencil using modeling paste. I used various parts of the stencil all over the canvas until I was happy with the look.
Once that was done, I glued down my metal and chipboard pieces until I was happy with the design they created. I layered pieces on top of each other and used foam tape for other to give it dimension.
Once my design was complete, I gave everything a layer of clear gesso. I wanted to make sure that the color I was about to add took to everything on the canvas. I dried it with my heat gun (I was to impatient to wait).
Then I grabbed the mist from the kit and went to work. I started at the center of my canvas and with the lightest color. I started with a pointed paint brush, to make sure I got into the small spaces.
Once Had the area covered I wanted, I moved on to my next darkest color, the purple. To get the edges to blend, I misted lightly with watering blended with the paint brush. For the larger area, I used a larger flat paintbrush.
For the edges, I used the black mist (although it looks blue). I used the large flat paint brush. I didn't worry about blending the edges with the purple, because I planned on using the gold mist for that.
Where ever there was a hard edge or "white space" I used the gold mist and dry brushed that area to get the blended look.
Once that was all dry, I took a brush and some soft gloss gel and randomly brushed it on the project. Then I took a clean soft brush and dipped into the mica flakes and brushed them wherever the gloss gel was. It added nice dimension to the project. When I was done, I just brushed away the excess and I was done.
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