So, start to finish took another step in the finished direction over this last week. Because I wanted to experiment with some toss-away eye-droppers I got months ago, I thought I'd try them with paint.
So, I squeezed some white acrylic paint and some of the Bahama Blue (also acrylic) into separate containers and mixed each with some water to thin the paint a bit (so it would be easier to get it into the dropper and so it would have a better "splash" on the canvas). When I used the droppers, I held them about two feet above the canvas and dropped one drop at a time. Here's how that went:
Paint with water added:
Canvas with white paint newly "dropped":
Once the "dropped" paint dried a bit, I took a paper towel (I like to use Viva because they stand up to a lot of use and abuse), wadded it up, and then gently pressed it down on top of the paint and lifted it straight up:
Here's the newly "dropped" blue paint (the white paint was dry before I "dropped" the blue paint):
I did the paper towel trick with the blue paint, too:
Here's the final, dried product:
While this looks awesome, I don't think I'm done with paint just yet. I think some toothpick dots are in order now. I'll noodle over that and let you know what I do.
Unfortunately, I still haven't done any research on my photo taking, but I have hopes that it will happen soon. The good thing is that I think most of the above photos don't look too bad (do you disagree?). I have to leave you with one more photo...my kitty, Lilly, decided to "help" with some of the photo taking by exploring my photo tent (yes, that IS the technical term :-) ):
Unfortunately, she moved her head while I was taking the picture and then jumped out the tent before I could get another. My, kitty assistants are fickle, aren't they?!
Happy Days to you all!
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