Tissue Paper
& Acrylics Materials: How to do it: |
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Lay plastic sheeting on your work surface (mine was my
workroom floor). Be sure you put down a piece that's larger than your tissue.
Paint a square onto the plastic that's slightly larger than your tissue. If
you have some extra tissue, you can lay a sheet of it under your plastic to
show you the correct size. |
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Immediately cover your painted square with a piece of
tissue. Let it float down onto the paint, and then gently pat it with your
hand. The paint might come through a bit and get onto your hands. If you
don't like that idea, you might want to wear gloves---I just wash my hands
after this step. |
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Dry bush a layer of paint over your damp tissue. Use a
light touch, brushing or patting, until the paper is covered. Don't worry
about getting every bit of white covered---that happens later. |
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Add another layer of tissue onto your wet paint, patting
it down like you did the last time. Brush another coat of paint on, using
gentle strokes and pats, covering the white of the tissue completely. I just
squirt blobs of paint here and there onto the tissue, and then spread it
out---it doesn't take much paint to cover the tissue. |
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Let the paint dry completely before moving on.
Seriously---walk away for a few hours and do something else. When the paint
is dry, gently peel it from the plastic. It's a little fragile, but much
stronger than it was before painting. It shouldn't take too much persuasion
to get it loose. |
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Now for the fun part---decorating! Squirt a little gold
paint onto a paper plate, pat your chunky stamp around in it to spread it
out, and then start stamping onto your painted tissue. I used just one stamp
for this piece, rotating it randomly. |
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Stamp your paper completely---or not. Change stamps if
you want to, or change colors. Sprinkle glitter onto the wet paint. |