7/29/15

TN Mixed Media Workshop July 2015

White over dark or white over backgrounds with or without glazing.  This can be done with gouache or gouache and watercolor or acrylic.  Sometimes I finish with pen and ink and/or colored pencil on top

White gouache over a salt texture gouache background on multi media paper.  The color is all colored pencil on top.  I did no glazes, just white gouache and colored pencil.

This is white gouache over a watercolor salt textured background on student grade watercolor paper (remember I make and keep piles of backgrounds in watercolor, acrylic, and gouache).  I transferred the drawing (used white transfer paper) and painted a value study with the white starting with the lightest area and pulling the paint out.  After the paint was dry, I glazed watercolor over it.  I then re established some of the whites.  This needs a bit more work, some refining and details, but is getting close to complete.  I could stop here, but then I would miss the fun.

White gouache on un-stretched canvas prepped with black gesso.  I transferred the drawing with white transfer paper.  This will most likely be finished black and white.  I like the effect. 

 White gouache on un-stretched canvas prepped with black gesso.  This is further along, it has areas that need work (such as the hair for example).

White gouache over an acrylic salt textured background on masonite.  The masonite was prepped with Kilz 2 primer, then absorbent ground (could skip this step, but I like the ground), then acrylic with salt, then Liquitex Clear Gesso, then white gouache.  I did this to try the grounds and to put gouache over acrylic which I don't do without the ground.  The drawing was transferred with white transfer paper.  I have just begun here.

This is just a little further along.  The color and light difference in the two is due to photography and time of day, etc.