Monday, June 24, 2013

SOC week 3 lime and purple

I will say this for SOC so far - the colors have been BRIGHT! This week it's lime green and purple. I seem to mostly be making backgrounds for these challenges, and will use them up in various things eventually.

I started out with a lime green painted background, then scraped some heavy gel medium mixed with purple paint thru a stencil but it bled and oozed. :-(  Ugh. But I'll use it for a postcard with something over the smeared areas.

Unhappy with the oozing, I painted a piece of watercolor paper with purple paint, let it dry, then scraped modeling paste mixed with line green paint thru a stencil. Very cool textured background and no bleeding. The thicker modeling paste is the trick.

You can see that there is a bit of color difference between the green squares on the upper 2/3s of the card and the bottom third. The top was done with Liquitex modeling paste, the bottom with Liquitex coarse texture gel. They both have a lot of  texture but obviously absorb the paint differently.

I also scraped a bit of leftover green modeling paste onto the lime card and pressed a stencil into it. That has possibilities.

Great colors, ones I don't use much, at least the purple, but I like them and will use them again. Maybe gelli prints this afternoon??





24 comments:

  1. Actualy, I like the oozed effect. It gives it character. I like both pieces though =).
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  2. Love the second one! I am happy with these colors for this week -- can't wait to get started on them!

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  3. I really love the second one :-)

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  4. Great backgrounds for many uses! I love the second one!

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  5. very cool. I love modeling paste, but I always forget I can add paint to it! adding to list of things I want to do this week....

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  6. Love your 2nd piece - so eye-catching & great way you have combined the colours!

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  7. OH colored molding paste is such a great idea! I'll have to keep that one in my back pocket as an idea for future use. Thanks!!

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  8. Now, didn't this turn out great!!!!

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  9. I love your 2nd piece, I'd happily hang that on my wall as it

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  10. Love these, especially the second one. Love this colour combination!

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  11. I like them both L - the squares on the second are my favorite - like how it turned out....

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  12. WOWW!! They are so gorgeous!! I'm in LOVE with the second one, looks similar to a stain glass! Great experiments!

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  13. Interesting backgrounds, love the second one!

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  14. I like the way the paint bled under the stencil - it adds interesting depth :)

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  15. Second is my favorite it's so bright !

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  16. I love the second one best - very zingy and bright!

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  17. It is wonderful to have backgrounds made for future projects. I always say I will do that...but I rarely have! Good for you! And, great layering textures using these challenging colors!

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  18. Great backgrounds, they will be fun to use!! :) These colours were out of my comfort zone as well, but in the end I enjoyed the challenge.

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  19. I love them both! The oozing looks wonderful!!!!! I love the "imperfect" look!

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