Steam Power

Hi there, welcome to my blog  :)  I'm sharing a mixed media canvas that I created in my favourite genre - Steampunk!  If you have visited my blog before you'll know how much I love Steampunk.   I began with a blank white canvas.  I then attached a piece of rice paper to the top half of the canvas using decoupage glue, the rice paper had a 'brick wall' pattern on it which was great for this artwork, as I wanted to create a 'Steampunk warehouse' feel for this piece, and I used Steampunk tissue paper on the bottom half of the canvas. I also added a torn piece of a book page to look like something had been pasted on the wall then ripped off. 

I then decided to add some texture so I applied some metallic texture paste in copper and blue through a couple of stencils and allowed them to dry naturally.

To add detail to my art work I decided to use die cuts, chipboard and wooden embellishments.  I painted all the pieces with metallic paints, except for one or two that had been cut out of metallic card.  

Now it was time for the fun part!  Time to assemble the embellishments to complete my artwork.  This was always going to be a 3D piece, I had created the first layer with rice paper, tissue paper and texture paste, the next layer was created using some of the die cuts placed to create a base for the centerpiece.  I then used several pieces of scrap cardboard to lift and attach the large cog and lightbulb centerpiece.  

I attached the rest of the embellishments and a couple of words around the canvas.  As a final touch I added some tiny red beads for extra texture.  

                                                 

I am really happy with this result!  As I've already said I love creating Steampunk artwork , and this piece is no exception.  It's full of colour and texture, and I enjoy creating a little story to go with my art work.

Thank you for dropping in today, I hope you enjoyed this post - come back soon!  :)  

Festive Canvas

          

  Hello and welcome to my blog :)   I want to share a mixed media canvas that I created for Christmas.  For this piece I chose an A4 canvas and painted it with a layer of white Gesso.  I created all the embellishments from Hearty Air Dry Clay, using several silicone moulds.  

                                         

What else would I choose to make the centrepiece of my festive canvas but Father Christmas himself!

I used Cadence paints to colour my artwork, choosing a nice apple green colour to paint the canvas as a background for this piece.  I used other colours of the paints on the embellishments as appropriate.  I wanted my artwork to appear old and distressed, so when I was happy with the colours and composition I painted the whole piece with a brown laser gel and wiped the excess gel off with a damp cloth, leaving some gel in the corners, nooks and crannies to replicate years of dust and dirt that would have got trapped there.  

I l I oved creating this artwork!  It is something I have wanted to do for a long time, and I am very pleased with the result.  

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, I hope to see you here again soon  :)