Djc

June 19, 2011

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As soon as I saw this challenge, I knew I wanted to try out a technique I saw in Nancy Curry's book, Texture Effects for Rubber Stamping. Her project was called Monet's Seascape, and she called the technique Pointillism. Basically, you scribble across the top of glossy cardstock with a watercolor crayon and then use a water brush in a pouncing mode to dissolve and distribute the crayon. Then you take the next color or two and repeat below the first one. You continue down the length of the card going back and forth to intermix the colors. Nancy's version really does look like pointillism. I wasn't happy with mine so after it had dried somewhat, I used the water brush to pick up some color from the light blue crayon, and I pounced that all over to dissolve the pigments even more. I was satisfied with the more muted look that created.

Note: Nancy used three colors on her matting, and three different colors behind her focal image. I used all six of her colors on my one piece.

CARD:
6 1/2 x 5 1/4
Bazzill Cardstock

BACKGROUND:
Judikins White Glossy Cardstock
Lyra Aquacolor Crayons (mostly light blue, veridian, and moss green; some peacock blue, blue-violet, and apple green)
Magenta Stamp (ferns)
Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy Pigment Ink

FISH:
Cardstock is from an advertisement that I saved. It's a subtle mixture of light ochre and light gray with tiny metallic gold flecks.
Fred Mullet Stamps (fish)
Tombow Markers used on rubber dies (665, 387, and 847 on large fish; 837 and 399 on small fish)
Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust Pen, black, used on the fish's eyes
Best Creation 3D Foam Tape to mount the fish

Stampwilly, thank you for this challenge. I got to play with my watercolor crayons, something I hardly ever do. I finally tried out Nancy's technique, and I used stamps I've never used before. Lots of firsts and lots of fun!

TFL. Daria

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