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"Lace" - Negative Painting
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"Lace" is a watercolor painting, 15x22. This
painting always brings up the "How did you do that?"
question.
The paints used are:
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 First, the paper was dampened with a large
brush and clear water. Then paint was "thrown" on it. When
this had dried somewhat, salt was sprinkled in a random manner. The
lace was painted in mostly by negative painting. The underpainting gives
it an ethereal feeling.
Negative painting is when you paint around the object (in this case, you paint the HOLE), leaving the white of the paper or lighter colored paper untouched. This can create very interesting effects and is useful for other subjects, not just lace. Use negative painting for leaves or for tree trunks in a landscape. This detail from one of Jim Burns' paintings shows his masterful ability to pull shapes out of the background with negative painting. Negative painting is a lot of fun and can create "mystique" in a painting. Try it in your next painting. People will be asking you, "How did you do that?"! |
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