After watching Louise Nelson's CJS 2013 video, I decided to explore crackle medium in this art journal spread. I had a little bottle of Decor Art One Step Crackle (from the dollar store) in my stash so I pulled it out and put it over the woman and let it dry for a couple of hours. I then added a watered down wash of white gesso, and as you can see in the close up, the cracks are quite evident. As an afterthought I added the crackle medium to the pendants at the top of the page, but this time I used a heat gun to dry them. That seemed to be a mistake, since they really didn't crack much and when I applied a watered down black gesso it had almost no effect. Live and learn...
Thanks Kliaksa. That's great information. I'll experiment and see what I get, but for the most part I guess I'm best to be patient and just wait for it to air dry if I can.
Yes, good point. I also want to experiment with some different crackle mediums as I understand they give different effects too. My favourite look is the old cracked porcelain look.
o, I see... and it proves my knowledge of NA geography is not very good. Thank you Linda and I'm sorry I took some of your time, have a good day! Greetings from Ukraine, Helen
Thank you Linda! I have finally found a use for the forlorn bottle of crackle medium I've had in my paint drawer for ages. I didn't really know how to use it, but layering the gesso over the top is so effective. Wonderful inspiration :)
After watching Louise Nelson's CJS 2013 video, I decided to explore crackle medium in this art journal spread. I had a little bottle of Decor Art One Step Crackle (from the dollar store) in my stash so I pulled it out and put it over the woman and let it dry for a couple of hours. I then added a watered down wash of white gesso, and as you can see in the close up, the cracks are quite evident. As an afterthought I added the crackle medium to the pendants at the top of the page, but this time I used a heat gun to dry them. That seemed to be a mistake, since they really didn't crack much and when I applied a watered down black gesso it had almost no effect. Live and learn...
it depends of temperature - of you use hair fan (temperature is lower) - you may have cracles, but smaller than those without using drying device
ReplyDeleteThanks Kliaksa. That's great information. I'll experiment and see what I get, but for the most part I guess I'm best to be patient and just wait for it to air dry if I can.
DeleteLinda, I agree - patience is always good )) But if you want cracles of different size - you may play with the temperature&time of drying
DeleteYes, good point. I also want to experiment with some different crackle mediums as I understand they give different effects too. My favourite look is the old cracked porcelain look.
Deletelike the one you got here?
DeleteLinda, you are from Canada, right? What is the time difference with GMT? Looks like you are the early bird :)
It's a four hour difference right now I think because we've just switched to Daylight Savings Time. It's 10:39 am here as I write this.
Deleteo, I see... and it proves my knowledge of NA geography is not very good. Thank you Linda and I'm sorry I took some of your time, have a good day! Greetings from Ukraine, Helen
DeleteDon't be silly Helen. I enjoyed the chat. Have a great day!
DeleteThank you Linda! I have finally found a use for the forlorn bottle of crackle medium I've had in my paint drawer for ages. I didn't really know how to use it, but layering the gesso over the top is so effective. Wonderful inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful! So glad to have inspired you to get it out and use it! Have fun!
DeleteLinda; it also depends how much of the crackle medium you use. Heavier layer = more crackles.
ReplyDeleteThe porcelain crackle especially works this way :-)
Thanks. That's good to know.
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