I really had fun working on the background for this piece. The kids jumped in and made their own backgrounds, too, which looked really interesting and filled with texture.
To make a spackling paste background, you will need spackling paste, gel medium and acrylic or watercolor paints. Begin by mixing the spackling paste with a few […]
Think making a background is impossible? Scared you’ll mess up? Then this tutorial is for you. See how even mess ups and hideous results can turn into this background. If you make a background with this tutorial, I’d love to see your art!
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This background is very simple and very easy to do. Dribble a few colors of paint on a sheet of cardstock and drag a piece of cardboard across the paper to spread the paint. This scan doesn’t show the shimmer or the translucent layers of the actual piece. I used metallic coller and silver and […]
If you’re anything like me, you have a big pile of scraps you can’t bear to throw away because you’re going to use them up someday. For me, someday has arrived. Here is a map scrap background I’ve put together, using up (drumroll, please) every one of the map scraps I had saved up. Now, […]
This is a fun way to use up some of those spray on dyes or color mist products you never got around to trying. You will need some old fashioned rick rack, a piece of cardstock or watercolor paper (glossy cardstock doesn’t work well-it smears too much) and some spray dye or color mist colors. […]
If you need a background that is a bit rustic and manly looking, try using masking tape. Here, I tore off strips of very wide tape to cover the cardstock, but thinner tape works well, too. I rubbed brown ink on the tape to give it a woodsy feel. Simple, fast and fun.
Of course, […]
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