Friday, 23 January 2015

Mixing with glue (Part 3)

I returned to black paint. I adore the way it reveals new layers when it breaks a part so I couldn't resist but to go back to it. However I did not just use black paint, I mixed parts of it with water to create a really light black tone, I did this to separate the jet black colours. This piece took longer than the others, I had to add the paint and glue layer by layer, some with water, some without. The water really affected the way the paint dried and how it created texture. I parts with water are clear to see, they are obviously lighter and look like they have been created using water colours. I did try it out with water colours but it wouldn't allow the glue to react so I returned to using black acrylic paint. I like the dark to light contrast expressed within this piece. I am happy layers were revealed within this piece, you look at the jet black slowly turning lighter, then it reveals the white page underneath. I feel that it makes you stop to study it more, you get caught up within all the textures that have been created throughout it. The glue really changes the way the page is presented, it would just be a black tonel page, however the glue allows it to be filled with all different types of interesting structures creating a brand new consistency every time it is created. To conclude, I am happy with how this piece turned out, all of my experiments have completely changed the way the texture has been unveiled. 

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