A failed tutorial

 

Today I'm going to share an experiment that didn't work.

As always, here are the materials I will be using in this project (from left):

 

White bed sheet

Ferns

Scotch tape (clear tape)

Scruffy brush 2 inch 

Titan buff fluid acrylic paint (Golden brand)

Scissors

Bucket with water

Plastic bag covering plastic coated sign

I used the scissors to cut enough of the bed sheet in order to tear strips to size.

After tearing the bed sheet, I placed the torn sheets in the water.

I allowed the fabric to become completely saturated.

I laid the saturated fabric on the plastic board and photographed it before I straightened it and removed the air pockets.

I laid the ferns on the wet fabric, then held them in place using bits of the tape.

I used the last of my Titan Buff paint on and around the ferns.  By the time I added the last of the paint, it was too thin to make a good sun print.

 

Lesson learned: Make sure to have enough full strength paint to cover the fabric if you want a good sun print.

 

Thanks for joining Bleubeard and me today.  Bleubeard decided to stay in the cool office while I toiled in the sun and heat.  Check back tomorrow to see how I attempted to fix the problem.