I had an idea … by Kim Moody
But it didn ’ t turn out the way I planned . It all started OK . Black gesso , dirtied up with Quinacridone Gold , Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide , Burnt Umber , English Red Oxide , and sealed with Matte Medium .
I continued .
Once dry I applied Crackle Paint , but to add a little je ne sais qua I dipped the loaded brush into Quin Gold . Very nice . This is where things went astray . I ended up with a flower . Oh , well . Hope you like it .
* * * What I had planned was a sort of dark , steampunk , industrial look . Sort of tough and macho , but it didn ’ t happen .
Once the crackle paint had dried I base coated the area of the flower and leaf in white gesso . This covered the crackle and gave me a smooth-ish area to paint on .
By now I had decided I was going to use some of the transparent DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics and blend the colours .
I base-coated the petals with Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide , and pulled out the centres with Primary Magenta . I used the same colours on the leaves , with the addition of Green Gold . To add a slight highlight I added a little Hansa Yellow Light .
Shadows are a wash of Paynes Grey , outlining and lettering in Burnt Umber ( not transparent ). I added a vignette of dry brushed Burnt Umber to the edges to finish .
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