Michelle Grant desiGns: Take the Leap ~ Dusty Attic ~ Canvas & Textured Modelling Paste Background Tutorial

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Take the Leap ~ Dusty Attic ~ Canvas & Textured Modelling Paste Background Tutorial

I have really been enjoying playing with Canvas's lately! This canvas is featuring the new Dusty Attic Birdcage and Flutterbies. I also have a tutorial on creating this background, that came about purely by accident! I had coated the background of the canvas with Modelling Paste then as I was moving a bag of stuff over it I dropped it on the canvas and when I lifted it up I went "Ooooh! I like that" so wola!! Love this textured background finish!

The New Dusty Attic Flutterbies

& The New Birdcage

Textured Modelling Paste Background Tutorial

Step 1: Use a spatula and coat the canvas with a thin layer of modelling paste

Step 2: This is where by accident I dropped a bad of fibers on the canvas onto the wet modelling paste.

Step 3: Just lay the plastic bag onto the canvas and lift up.

Step 4: Do this over the whole canvas

Step 5: You can see the texture in the modelling paste. I dried this off a bit before inking.

Step 6: I have used Smooch Spritz to spray over the modelling paste.

Step 7: Once you are happy with the colour placement over the canvas you can leave to dry. I tipped the canvas on different angles to get the colours to run along the creases in the modelling paste. I have only just overlapped some of the colours to prevent them getting too muddied and blending into one colour. I used my finger to wipe the inks around the edges.