Do you mixed media artists remember when Twinkling H2Os were the rage a few years ago? Did you indulge in buying a few? I got mine on clearance and I used them a lot. Then I put them away and forgot them. Today I am pulling them out in order to create another background.
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Supplies from left to right, top to bottom
Twinkling H2Os
110 lb cardstock
Brushes (I used a flat 3/4 brush)
Dressmaker's tissues
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Before I began the technique, I added distilled water to these H2Os so they would have a chance to go from solids to watery shimmers. Be sure to use
distilled water in case the H2Os aren't completely dry when you put them away.
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I'm sure many of us know seamstresses who have old dressmaker's patterns they are willing to give away for the sake of art.
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I added the three H2Os to the page using the flat brush. I tried to allow the various H2Os to blend with each other in places, thus creating a new color.
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I color corrected this in PhotoShop. I think it's a bit closer to the correct colors. Too bad you can't see the mica that makes these so beautiful. Allow your gorgeous piece to dry completely!
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When completely dry, I drug out my matte gel medium and the dressmaker's tissues.
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It's obviously still wet, but I love the results. I will trim the edges when it's dry and scan it.
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I fear the colors aren't as true as in the photo above, but it is still beautiful.
Ruminations:
1. I didn't get enough gel medium on the back of each tissue. I found that out when I used what I thought was too much gel medium on the purple at the top. I actually should have been adding more to all the tissues.
2. I love how some of the lines of the tissues in back show through to the tissue on top.
This is Day 14 of 22 and I recycled some old dressmaker's tissues and got to play with my long forgotten Twinkling H2Os.
8 thoughtful remarks:
I had never even heard of Twinkling H2Os. I obviously move in the wrong circles.
...I'm with Elephant's Child!
Never heard of this, either!
Well, live and learn! I hadn't heard of this!
Nice work
Oh yes! I still have a bunch of these! Found them when I went through the studio this last year. Must have been fun to get out old friends. :)
I too had never even heard of Twinkling H2Os :)
All the best Jan
I haven't used my Twinkling H2O's in forever. I'm curious why you need to use distilled water in case they aren't dry when you put them away. hugs-Erika
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