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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

More Fun in the Sun!

The initial sun printing on this painted fabric turned out to be a wee bit boring. Since the sun was still strong I covered the surface with a layer of blue paint and placed ice cubes on top. As the ice cubes melted into the folds of the fabric they created a visual texture that made the overall piece more interesting. 
The final piece!
22" X 37"

Boring right - this was the original design!
It defiantly needed another technique to give it some oomph.

Here are the leaf details. I painted on the back side of each leaf before laying on the fabric. This caused more detail of the veins to be imprinted.
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2 comments:

  1. Norma SchlagerJune 10, 2014 at 8:22 AM

    Definitely a big improvement, altho most people wold have been satisfied with the first attempt. It' s interesting that the blue paint didn't cover up the yellow or pink. Was the fabric scrunched or flat for the second painting?

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    1. Carol R. Eaton DesignsJune 10, 2014 at 9:15 AM

      The paint was dry although not heat set when I added the final layer of blue paint. As long as it's dry the first layer won't blend or run into the new layer. I scrunched the fabric to create the folds and then stepped back to let Mother Nature do it's thing!

      Give it a try Norma!

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