Bought some Reeves water mixable oil paints recently...I know...laws of physics....life as we know it gone to pot. But they don't smell as strong as regular oils, so I am finding them better to use(no headaches from fumes)
Prepped a small canvas...by gluing on a layer of dictionary pages...
dried thoroughly and painted over a thin layer of white gesso...
selected 4 blues and scraped onto canvas in horizontal stripes...
blending into gaps to get an even coverage...
then added some titanium white for interest.
Now I thought...instead of adding layers of paint, what would happen if I tried stripping colour out with water?
I just roughed out a figure, and continued "stripping" paint back til I got to the result in the top photo.
I am going to leave it to dry out a bit, and try out how "soluble" the paint is then. A product I definitely recommend a play with...if only for the looks you get when you tell people :D
Enjoy XXX
Haven't played with oils for over 30 years, but these look an interesting product. Live the effects you have achieved.
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Hugs Brenda xxx
Looks like you're having fun with new supplies. :) Looks great!
ReplyDeleteYour light bulb moment of doing what shouldn't work is terrific ♥
ReplyDeleteLooks interesting ;) Have fun experimenting
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I actually love water soluble oils. I switched when I had kids (pregnancy and all that) and I haven't gone back. Not having to use mineral spirits and things like that has been wonderful! They're my favorite to work in now (and I need to get back to them! I got stuck in Acrylic-land for some reason.)
ReplyDeleteLove the effects you've achieved Gina!
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Fantastic, great colors and effect.
ReplyDeleteLooks great!! This painting is very cool!! Thanks for the information ;o)
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