Saturday, January 19, 2008

Mixed Media Experiments


Aren't oil pastels the best? I love to combine them with the tempera cakes and then put a layer of glitter paint over the top. This is an example from one of my kindergarten students, using all three media in a kind of Warholish design.
I'm still trying to figure out a recipe for a really transparent glitter paint. Any ideas?

3 comments:

Kevin said...

This is absolutely gorgeous.

What about pouring glitter into Elmer's glue and painting with that ... would that work?

Or maybe pouring it into ModPodge?

I've always been mad for ModPodge. Love the stuff.

Sally said...

I've tried that...it looks good, but the glitter gets a bit dull and the whole surface isn't as shiny as with the commercial glitter paint. This weekend I'm going to try ooking up some cornstarch "paint" and leaving it clear,then adding some superfine glitter. I'll let you know...

mmmm, brains said...

I was just going to say Elmer's glue.

Or a water-based top coat varnish with glitter mixed in.

Unless you are going for homemade.