Shadow Sideshow : Ink, watercolour, and collage mixed media on paper.

CDCcreative
Shadow Sideshow : Ink, watercolour, and collage mixed media on paper. by CDCcreative

Shadow Sideshow : Ink, watercolour, and collage mixed media on paper.

Watercolour, sharpie marker, Watercolour pencils. Natural fibre collage elements and a coating of gel medium on cartridge paper.

This was a piece I just played with until it delclared itself finished with the addition of some collage along the top of the work.

The gel medium made it difficult to scan and photograph as it is very shiny. the original also has brush strokes in the gel medium which resemble crosshatching.

I had fun with this anyway.

The original is A3 size paper. 297×420 mm.

Copyright 2008 Celia Coulter

Shadow Sideshow : Ink, watercolour, and collage mixed media on paper. belongs to the following groups:

Altered Art and Mixed Media
  • Uta Mooney

    Uta Mooney, about 1 month ago

    Wow this is fabulous. So strong and bold. I love it!

  • CDCcreative

    CDCcreative in reply to Uta Mooney’s comment, about 1 month ago

    thankyou Uta

  • AlteredIllusions

    AlteredIllusions, about 1 month ago

    Very nice – love the drama of the line and color. As a side note, do you have any advice on photographing a piece that is coated in gel medium. Many of my pieces have that shine from gel or irridescent paint.

  • CDCcreative

    CDCcreative in reply to AlteredIllusions’s comment, about 1 month ago

    It is funny you ask that because Uta Mooney gave me a tip as I am having dramas with this too – she suggested a coat of matt varnish to eliminate shine. However I am not sure if that would detract from a piece that is intentionally glossy / iridescent (I am still contemplating this option).

    For this photograph I ended up not using a flash and trying to eliminate any light sources from reflecting on the surface. In the end I photographed in my hallway with natural light coming from behind the work but nothing from over my shoulder or the sides. It still took 5 or so shots to get one that worked. Then I needed to adust the lighting with image editing software as it was too dark.

    So if you discover the secret or someone else knows then let me know too please :)

  • rozdesign

    rozdesign, about 1 month ago

    just wonderful … i’ve looked at this for some time, admiring your creativity .. so much going on .. a lot suggested to me but not revealed .. BRILLIANT .. !!..;)

  • CDCcreative

    CDCcreative in reply to rozdesign’s comment, about 1 month ago

    Thankyou!

  • rozdesign

    rozdesign, about 1 month ago

    :)

  • pmistric

    pmistric, 6 days ago

    Beautiful! I love all the different materials u used for this.

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