#Gel medium image project canvas mod

Glue the tag and the focal image onto the canvas.įrom Art Journal Freedom by Dina Wakley, 2013: courtesy of To learn more about or purchase Art Journal Freedom by Dina Wakley, click here. Can be used for transferring images onto just about any surface including natural wood, MDF, metal, glass, plastic, fabric, canvas, teracotta Air drying. Step 11: Sew some messy stitched rows onto a small manila tag. Step 10: Stamp a focal image for your canvas with permanent black ink onto the smooth white cardstock. Add as much magenta as you’d like to create as many drips as you’d like. Step 9: Water down some magenta paint and wipe it onto the side of the canvas with a paintbrush. Step 8: Dip an ink bottle lid into black paint and add circles to the canvas. Step 7: Use a yellow ink pad and a stamp to add some background texture to the yellow area of the canvas. Step 6: Use a paintbrush or your finger to apply a small amount of Raw Umber paint to the corners of the canvas and a little in the middle. Try to prevent too much overlap, though, so your colors don’t You can use any gel medium like Liquitex or Golden. A little overlap is the nature of the beast-it just sort of happens. Step 5: Wipe any excess paint off of the gel medium with a rag. Water down the paint a bit so it spreads easily. Step 2: Use a paintbrush or your finger, if you want more control, to apply violet paint to an area of the canvas. Use a palette knife to apply a thin layer of gel medium through a stencil. Step 1: Coat your canvas with a thin coat of white acrylic gesso. Make sure that the print lines up exactly with the edges of the front of the canvas panel (they should be the same size). You can use a palette knife to get under the frame and use the Mini Tools to smooth out the canvas.

Turn canvas over and run the back of the canvas making sure that the print makes complete contact with the canvas.

#Gel medium image project canvas mod

6 While the Mod Podge or other medium is still wet, carefully lay the photo/print on the front of the canvas panel, image side up. Apply a layer of gel medium to your canvas and firmly apply the gel print face down on to your canvas. See more ideas about gel medium, gel, photo transfer.

The two strong contrasting colors add vibrancy to the piece. Place the print on the front of the canvas panel. Explore Margy Schochenmaier's board 'Gel medium', followed by 251 people on Pinterest.

I used purple and yellow, which are complementary colors in my background. Try using this technique to add color contrast. While this technique works with any type of gel medium, I have had the best results with gloss gel. When I get to the page, it’s fun to start working around the stenciling that is already there. Sometimes I’ll go through a journal and add stenciling with gel on random pages. With gel medium and stencils, you can make interesting patterns on your pages that will resist paint and ink. This tutorial was previously published in the book Art Journal Freedom by Dina Wakley, 2013 republished here courtesy of.