CRUSADE No. 55 ~ Disappearing Act

 

From the sound of the posts by participants, last month's challenge was fun and it got you thinking about what words and colors mean to you.  I loved some of the selections and found myself wondering what color I would assign to your words.  Great job everyone - thanks for playing and sharing your observations!

While our paints and brushes are hopefully still within reach we are going to do more mixing - this time on both the surface and an applied pattern.  You can use a stamp or stencil - go for a large, bold pattern for best results.  You just a need two or more colors of paint, brushes, and your stamp.  Begin by painting your surface using the two colors - leave areas of full saturation and then blend in the rest.  Using the same two colors, brush onto your stamp and drop it down.  You should find an interesting result - where parts of the image drop out or disappear because same colors align.  I love that!  I always think partial is more interesting than the whole, and mixes are more interesting than solids.  Try it - see what you think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's a pretty simple exercise.  You may want to try on file cards like I did just to see how this technique fits with your style.  Don't have a large stamp to use?  Carve one!  Or try using a stencil that you have or make.  What's the point?  Sometimes an overall perfect pattern is just to obvious (and boring).  This is an easy trick to deviate from the predictable. 

 

 

Comments

[Chris]

Oh, wow. This works on all my cylinders! (?) )Not sure what that means) I can't wait to use one or two of my mixes from previous two challenges and get this going. I already have my papers ready and paints out. Now...to decide on stencil/stamp.
You have great teaching methods. I bet your valley ridge workshop is going to blow the house down!
Chris
p.s. figuratively of course.

[Chris]

ooh! where'd you get those ultra groovy stencils!!!?

[iamrushmore]

OMG, if I wasn't at work right now I'd be elbow deep in paint. This is the coolest technique - I can't wait to try it.

[Chris]

Here's my version, Michelle!
xo
Chris

http://parabolicmuse.blogspot.com/2011/09/disappearing-act-gpp-street-team-55.html

[iamrushmore]

This was SO MUCH FUN. I will definitely be playing around with this more and more. Thanks for the inspiration and another great crusade, Michelle! - Karen

http://iamrushmore.blogspot.com/2011/09/crusade-no-55.html

[Melisa]

Interesting! I'll have to see what I have around here I can stamp with. None of my hand carved ones are that large but maybe they will still work.

[Viki]

I will definitely give it a go. I had to get some more paint this week as I ran out of some favorites, so I am ready to go :)

[Ande]

This was so much fun! Here's my interpretation of the challenge: http://simplyande.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/art-journal-entry-freestylin-a-face/

[Carolyn]

Thanks a million! I had such fun last night with this! http://acolorfuljourney.com/?p=616

[Michelle Brown]

Yet another VERY FUN Crusade! And I must say that I have definitely learnt something over this Painting Evidence Series - one colour is flat and BORING! Mixed colours are fun and interesting and provide depth to our artwork!

Here is my "Disappearing Act"
http://aztecmichelle.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/gpp-no-55-disappearing-act/

[jean]

can not wait to try this one! thanks you so much for sharing and always being so inspiring, michelle, i can't always play here but always have such fun when i do...and i love this color grouping and the pattern of the wallpaper...genius!!!

[Michelle Brown]

Had SO much fun yesterday, that I just had to have another go...
http://aztecmichelle.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/gpp-no-55-disappearing-act-scene-ii/

If you are interesting in swapping backgrounds (I have a heap!) send me an email via the address at the bottom of my post.

[Helen]

Loved this challenge! I made two stencils for it. The results are very satifying.

[Jane]

Hi Michelle, Here is my post for #55-Oh, I had FUN! Thank you for another great challenge!
http://paintedheartstudio.blogspot.com/

[Regina]

Bet you thought I disappeared. LOL
Here's my very late entry for last month's challenge. Was done & in my journal. Just haven't had the computer time to get it posted.
Have new stencils that I can't wait to try for the current challenge.

[Melanie]

Hi Michelle! Back again this month :) http://madebymelanie.blogspot.com/2011/09/gpp-street-team-crusade-no-55.html

xx

[Regina]

http://rgrdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/09/gpp-crusade-no-55-disappearing-act-with.html
So much fun! More ideas in my head. Hope I get to play some more.
Thanks Michelle! xo

[Nathalie]

Dear Michelle, this time, I made a mess! A black and white one. It's here : http://nathalienayer.blogspot.com/2011/09/complete-mess.html

[Tabitha]

My first crusade--loved it! Thanks so much!

http://kluckingbear.blogspot.com/2011/09/color-and-paint-berserker.html

[michelle ward]

testing

[Cath S]

Didn't turn out quite as I expected, but that's okay. Think I'll play again tomorrow and see what happens. http://cathsheard.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/disappearing-act/

[betsy harting]

Still playing, but here are two!

[patsy]

Here's my take on this: http://patsypat.blogspot.com/2011/09/disappearing-act.html
I think I need to make a fresh background so the colors will perfectly match! Nice exercise!

[QuinnCreative]

This was MUCH more fun than I thought it would be. I tried some enhancing with Copics and watercolor pencils. My biggest surprise was the huge difference when I changed colors. Thanks for this great challenge, Michelle--you can see my project results here:
http://wp.me/p2H1i-1Qu

[Verna]

This was a fun experiment! So many different ways I could have tried this. Maybe next time I'll try it with gouache or acrylics.

http://studiovee.blogspot.com/2011/09/disappearing-acts.html

[Nathalie]

Dear Michelle, I finally found the time to give it another go! It's here : http://nathalienayer.blogspot.com/2011/09/crusade-no-55-new-try.html

[sheila]

Thanks again Michelle. Had fun with this project and am snucking in again under the wire of the last moment!!
http://sheilasteaandtoast.blogspot.com/2011/09/gpp-street-team-crusade-no55.html

[Kim Tedrow]

Hi Michelle!

So glad I took the time to play this month, I really had fun...here's the results:

http://kimtedrow.blogspot.com/2011/09/gpp-street-team-challenge-55.html

As always, thanks for doing this,

Kim

[Verna]

Hi Michelle!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my experiments!

I found one more that I forgot to post about: http://studiovee.blogspot.com/2011/09/disappearing-acts-part-2.html

Thanks for all the inspiration!
Verna

[Karis West]

Let's see if it will let me comment when signed into facebook.... I tried this technique with stencils and posted the art journal background on my blog! You can see it here:
http://sparklebluefaery.blogspot.com/2011/10/gpp-street-team-challenge-55.html

Peace,
Karis

[Barbara Marie]

Thanks for all the inspiration you provide, Michelle! I could play with this exercise time and time again.

[jeanne]

*waves back* Hi there.. popping in with a late entry for the No55 Crusade...gotta do more!! love it

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamamakitty/6257685915/in/photostream