I have worked up some larger textures for my 2012 palette, and they are available on Flickr to share! For example, this texture/color was built up from old cracked red paint at an inn on Vancouver Island, adjusted for brightness & contrast, then modified with: cracked plaster yellow leaves in the sunlight batik fabric from…
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Docking
A port scene anywhere: birds and warehouse doors. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 10 layers
Layers of Texture with Threshold Masks
I’m still layering textures and color in my collages, wondering where to take it next. I’ve worked out a method, using light thresholds as masking layers, that lets me add more colors. Here’s a breakdown of a recent piece I worked on. I started with a shot of Waverly Station in Edinburgh, from my recent trip….
Vintage Grunge
A great explanation of digital collage from Amisha March. This is what I’m trying for! http://insightdesigns.co.uk/blog/2011/10/10/photoshop-vintage-grunge-tutorial-road-to-abandonment/
Texture with Gelatin Prints
After the usual trial & error, I finally managed a printing session at home with a gelatin plate, and the textured results were worth the wait. I followed the steps and tips on Linda Germain’s blog, Printmaking without a Press. Biggest tip: natural-foods-store vegan gelatin will NOT do. Oh, what a blobby mess that was!…
Exploring a Theme: Documentation
I’m thinking about documentation as my theme for this year. I love incorporating text into my pieces, and as I thought about it, documentation pervades our lives. From birth certificates to death notices, passports and transcripts, we are a collection of documented events. The concept also links to my genealogy and history interests, as well…
Creating on a Deadline
The annual artEAST fundraiser 150′ of Art is upon us again. I love the idea: artEAST members produce works within the same 12″x12″ format for an online auction (running May 6-29 this year), and I have happily participated before, with my piece Verdant Haze. Of course, that time, I already had a piece I loved,…
Bark
A derivative work based on Verdigris, this piece was produced by using an acrylic medium on a small print to transfer (and reverse) the image to a small wrapped canvas. Acrylic on canvas. 6″x6″x3/4″ deep. Original: Private collection Prints: See Verdigris © 2010 Liz Ruest