Layering, I Get It!

Frank Sidebottom 6/16/16

Art Journal Classics: Collage, Gesso, Watercolor, Stencil, Gauche

Collage with torn magazine pictures, gesso, paint and then remove paint with sponge through a stencil. You have probably done this or at least seen it in a video. It needed a focal point so I chose an eye to echo the cartoon eyes in the collage.

The takeaway: When the first layer is overall grey, the final result will be overall grey and it is tricky to take it anywhere or develop a composition.

The surprises: I got surprisingly sharp edges from sponging through the stencil. And after watching so many vids on layering it was fun to actually do it myself. It worked!