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Technique Tuesday!
There are so many ways that tissue paper can be incorporated into mixed media work that I decided to do a short series on it! Just like with the last series on image transfers, I really hope that you’ll send me pictures to share with everyone of the work you’ve done that incorporates these techniques. And please use the comments section below to share your own tips!
We’re going to look at two really simple textured tissue paper background today. I’m using white tissue, but remember that you can always multiply your options by using colored and patterned tissue as well.
Step by step instructions for tissue paper background on a substrate
Step by step instructions for tissue paper background on a substrate
I love to share it, Shirley! I also love to see what people make when they’re inspired…so please do share!
Love your purple piece Cyndi.
This textured stuff is wonderful. So many ideas from such readily accessible bits and pieces. Thanks for making it possible to read and have the benefit of your experience and that of others.
Shirley
Karen, I’m so glad! Thanks for letting me know :-)
This was a terrific post. I tried it out and had a ball making papers. Reinspired my creative juices.
Thanks,
Karen
It could be ‘bloom’ from the paper. I’m afraid if I rub too much it may may mess up the tissue paper underneath. I will try the wipes tomorrow.
Bummer Leatha! Is is just paper “bloom” from the transfer paper? You can’t rub it off? Maybe try a babywipe on it… ?
I made the most beautiful tissue paper background, dark purple, dark and sea foam green both with a pearlized medium…then tried to do a transfer with the Talbot clay transfer paper…wrong move. Transfer looked great while still wet, then it started drying..turned white. I am pretty disappointed. Guess I will either try again or try the lazertran on the background…grrrr
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Thank you for all these ideas, Elizabeth! Tissue paper makes wonderful layers with either more layers of tissue or by adding images through the use of printed paper napkins and other printed papers. We’re all about layers upon layers here…LOL!!
Beautiful Cyndi. I was very impressed. I was thinking whether you could then layer the coloured
tissues themselves ? Have you tried that? Another idea is tearing pieces of the coloured tisues
and applying them on the substrate or sewing/embroidering them as though a crazy quilt before attaching to the book.
What a great idea, Genevieve! Much less expensive than covering the whole canvas with textured gel medium too. Thanks for the suggestion :-)
Hi Cyndi… Tissue paper is my friend! In addition to the methods you described, I start with stretched canvas, then apply crumpled tissue paper with gesso. You can either apply it to the whole surface, or selectively only for certain parts of the paintings.
Great, April…give it a whirl! Please email and share your results if you want to :-)
Wow, what a beautiful job. i just love it. thanks for shareing. I think i will try this.