Mixed media is throwing me for a loop. I am enjoying it but its freedom is more difficult to handle than I thought it would be. Today we did a technique with waterproof India ink and tempera paint. The first step is kind of hard to see. You paint the tempera wherever you don't want the ink. I used white but you could use whatever color you like, but just know that whatever color you do use will stain the paper. I did a light sketch before that so I knew what I was doing.
Then you wait for the tempera to thoroughly dry. After that you apply India ink and let that dry. The last step is to run the paper under water and wash off the tempera, and with the tempera comes the India ink.
The first time I tried it (see above) it didn't come clean. The paper I used wasn't sturdy enough for washing and it started tearing. So I painted acrylic and water color on top.
I'm still trying to figure out how to "let go" and create...
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