24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: FINISHED!!!!!!
Used metallic copper acrylic paint for scales. Added 22 birds. Signed the bottom and back.
My DRIFTING DRAGON mixed media art is complete!!!!! ⛰️🐉⛰️
I don’
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: dragon back ridges
Did some experiments last night to figure out the right size, shape, textures, and colors.
Now to replicate all that 40+ times because
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: tiny touch ups
Added greenery to the tops on the mountains so they are more obviously in front of some of the clouds.
Used little flat
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: clouds’ end
“Finished” adding the clouds to the top half of the canvas. Leaving it in quotes as I may change my mind tomorrow. But I
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: much closer to final
Spent most of the day working on this in batches on the lower half of the canvas.
Added white tissue paper to
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: all about the values
Been ignoring this one for too long. Got tired of trying different ways to keep white white (would turn yellow near the
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: mountain time
Starting to layer texture on the mountains. Cut this sponge in half to better control the area that gets paint.
Dark colors first. This
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: more clouds
Cloud cover over a whole mountain on the back right. Sponge edges, which I really like and will likely use with green to get
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: cloud sessions 1 of ???
Added a mix of white and parchment color as the clouds base.
Surprised how much the green is showing through, given that
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: rocks and trees
Looked more closely at my reference photo, and vintage Chinese paintings, and added some rock faces to the mountains.
Added a lot of
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: all scales done!
Finished up all the scales on the dragon’s body last night.
Found a new color of green when I bought some heavy
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: laying it on thick tonight
Used the palette knife to lay down a layer of black-purple-silver acrylic paint on the rest of the dragon
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: dragon body art
So here’s how I got to the look I was happy with for the dragon body ….
Use palette knife to cover red
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: what didn’t work over the past few days
Tried a bunch of things on the dragon body. Not happy with any of them. Did finally
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: now happy with sky (again)
Had a really good art session last night, where I reworked the sky to a state I’m happy with (again)
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: image transfer tests
Day 4 & 5 of the #The21dayProject
I watched a video by Laly Mille, my favorite mixed media artist, on how she uses
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: spray fixative
Day 3 of the #The21dayProject
My canvas on my little easel* and the can of fixative. It doesn’t say “workable fixative” but I
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: stop messing with it and let it dry overnight
End of Day 2 of #The21dayProject
How this evening ‘s session ended
How this evening’s session
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: more black edges and ink …. Which takes FOREVER to dry 🤣
Also …. when you keep breaking the regular All Black pencil so you bring out the big
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: Distress Ink
Day 1 of #The21dayProject to finish this canvas.
Started experimenting on the hills.
Outline edge with a Stabilo All Black. Love this pencil. It
