Studio DaphNat #2 - THE RESULTS - Rinse Aid Resist

A few weeks ago Nat and I tried the Rinse Aid Resist technique.

I tried it on a canvas. Because I wasn't really satisfied with the results I tried the Peeling Paint technique last weekend to make the canvas look better; a good decision.. I loved the canvas after that.

This weekend we both worked on a project for our Rinse Aid experiment and I am really proud to show it here.
It took me 7! hours to make it look like this but I LOVE the result.

First I made 2 phototransfers (color & black/white) on the canvas with Golden gel medium... I did something wrong but I liked the result anyhow...Might have to explore this technique further together with Nat later on..













Because the transfer directly on canvas didn't work out the way I planned I made a transfer with the color copy and contactpaper. I started adding and moving around paper, fibers, paint, did some stamping on the canvas with Stazon and after a while this is what came out of it:

















Now go over to Nat's blog and check out her Rinse Aid Results!

Studio DaphNat #2 - Rinse Aid Resist

It's raining.
It's weekend.
It's the perfect time for another experiment from Studio DaphNat!

The ingredients for this week:
- canvas / canvas paper
- acrylic paint; 2 or 3 colours
- water
- brushes
- Dishwasher Rinse Aid
- Paper towels
- Heat Gun

With these products we tried the RINSE AID RESIST technique, as explained in the 2nd book of Claudine Hellmuth.

What to do?
1) Add a layer of really thinned paint to your canvas(paper).
I sprayed my canvas with the spray I use for my plants so that is was very wet so the paint was really thin when you brush it on the canvas.
Then hold up your canvas and drop the rinse aid right out from the bottle onto the background.
It will run down and create some nice looking streakes.
2) WAIT until this layer is completely dry (I write it capitals because it is important and I made a mistake here LOL, which was to be expected if you are as impatient as I am ;).
3) Get a damp paper towel and rub over your canvas. At this moment you SHOULD be able to see the space where the surface resisted the paint because of the rinse aid.

4) When you are done rubbing off all of the excess paint, add a second colour by repeating step 1-3.

In the end this is the result:







Both Nat and I were a bit dissapointed about our results, which speaking for me only had to do with:
1)impatience
2)the colours I chose
3)expectations: I expected more contrast between the colours I used.

If you want to try this technique as well please keep the following in mind:

- Take your time. And work on some other project on the same time as well; this means leavind enough space open on your worktable instead of having to move wet papers.
- Choose 2 good contrasting colours; keep in mind that colours are a lot lighter when they are thinned with water.
- Try different brands of Rinse Aid; I didn't do this but it wouldn't surprise if one brand is better for this technique than the other one.
- Do not try this technique with Ecoline (liquid watercolours): it just doesn't work.
- Wear an apron.
- If you plan to use this technique over an existing collage, make sure you seal the papers with (Golden) gel medium.
- You can add a third colour as well.. at least I did :)

For the rest... GO AND EXPERIMENT!
Don't forget to stop by at Nat's blog as well to have a look at her results :)

I'm back...

......and ready to start scrapping again after more than a week of not being near to glue, paper and scissors :)

I've got nothing new to share yet so I thought I'd explain a little more about the canvas I made for the latest Dutch Dare.
On the Dutch Dare blog it isn't really clear that it is actually a canvas so I post it here again so you can see all the details. I stamped the title "Great Catch" with Stazon on the sides of the canvas and with Versamark I also stamped fishes which I colored with Perfect Pearls (not visible here).

I started by painting the canvas, then glueing some pages from the Yellow Pages to it; the pages with the addresses of the shops for musical instruments :)
I covered them with gel medium en when it dried I added vaseline on some places and painted over it again. When the paint dries you can wipe away the parts where the vaseline is and you will have a peeled paint look.

The reviews were first scanned, and then printed on thin photopaper which I distressed with Ranger distress ink and water. After ironing the paper you can easily print on it, just make sure they are really dry before you start printing :S.
The big photo was scanned from from an interview in a newspaper and then printed onto a transparency.


As a resource to make this canvas I used Claudine Hellmuts collage books...must haves!!

MIXED MEDIA workshop

Yesterday I went to a Mixed Media Workshop; my 2nd workshop ever! The first one I attended was the Elsie workshop last year; and I still haven't finished this project (doubt I ever will).
I had no idea what to expect; the only thing I knew was that we would use acrylic paints and collagesheets.
Turned out we had to make a canvas with the topic "Home Sweet Home" and here is the result; I LOVE the rubberstamp I used on the side of the canvas...and those (postal) stamps on top are my favorite part of the canvas :)







The workshop was hosted by Mieke Smetsers; check out her blog for a fun technique using eggshells and Ranger alcoholink

Collage on Canvas

For the 80st birthday of my father in law I made this collage on 30x30 cm canvas; inspired by techniques seen in the collage discovery books of Claudine Hellmuth.

When you click on her books in the sidebar you will be redirected to her website and have a look at her art. These books are an absolute must for everyone who plays with paper and scissors... great and mostly easy to do techniques can be found in these books.














I used 3 layers of patterned paper, Golden gel medium, masking tape, Amsterdam acrylic paint, paper kitchen towels, a transparancy and and a printed inkjet photo. and notice the little Hambly touch on the left....