Here's the banner lying on my kitchen floor. It's about 5 feet x 5 feet, so in my 1200 square foot house, the kitchen was the best place to work on it. I had the drawing all done in pencil and was ready to try the pigments.
I used very watered-down colors, as I wanted the banner to appear old and somewhat faded. I fully expected that there would be some bleed, and I just hoped it wouldn't be too much. But as you can see, the bleed was very minimal. So this is an entirely new trick to do with Guerra pigments!
I was even able to paint lines. The canvas, by the way, was just fabric store canvas that I washed first before working with.
I'm going to hold back on showing you the design for now, but I can tell you that it's a map. Here's a shot of me putting in a hem this afternoon in the autumn sunshine on my back deck. (Sometimes the life of an artist is very very good.)
3 comments:
Annie, do you use these pigments to print with?
Hi Janis. Yes, I use Guerra pigment dispersions and mix them with rice paste on the block using a brush in the traditional Japanese method.
Very interesting. Always something new to try and learn. Thank you! I love your palette, it should work well for an old map.
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