Here are some of my favorite methods for creating background papers to use in mixed media art, both physical and digital! You can find an up-to-date list of these techniques anytime by clicking on the link for Creating Backgrounds for Artwork in the sidebar under “Pages”.
A photographic collage
Multi-stamped background papers
Freezer paper background papers
Frottage background papers
Paper […]
Technique Tuesday!
The original inspiration for this background was a bag of letter blocks that I found in an antique store…SCORE!! Using my new toys, I decided to make some background papers for use in other projects. Here’s how to make a very simple style of mixed text background paper.
Rip up different texts, including foreign text, […]
Make Art Monday!
The last time our family visited my in-laws in Virginia, we found this fabulous rusty barbed-wire fence with the beautiful mountains in the background. I used a number of old pieces of text to create a background for one of my shots. I also stamped all of our initials around the background, using […]
Technique Tuesday!
This is what happens when you try to use texture plates as a stamp! Not much!!
Another use of texture plates is to use them as a reverse stamp. They don’t make good stamps in the classic sense, because the ridges are not all the same height. Therefore, when you try to […]
Technique Tuesday!
I bought a set of texture plates recently, and then sat there trying to figure out why I had wanted them! In typical fashion, I got interested in the tool before I had thought through the results. But with a little experimenting, I found out that there are a whole host of […]
You’ll find complete instructions for learning to carve your own stamps here. Since all I’ve even done in the past is cut up foam and mount it on a foamcore block, I’m excited to try this! It looks like you can make stamps with pretty good detail using these methods.
Tags: Mixed Media, Paper, stamps, tutorials
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