{"id":3860,"date":"2013-06-21T10:09:44","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T10:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2014-03-17T19:51:10","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T19:51:10","slug":"having-fun-with-texture-and-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=3860","title":{"rendered":"Having Fun with Texture and Color"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have to admit…I have issues with color! I have always gravitated toward neutrals and softer tones,but lately I have been determined to give color a more prominent role in my work. Not very hard to do with some of the delicious finds Gale has in her shop.<\/p>\n

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Starting off with a 4×4 canvas<\/a><\/strong> dream up your layout ahead of time.I glued on some\u00a0cheesecloth<\/strong><\/a> and three Butterfly Fancy Shapes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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then I completely covered it in Gesso<\/strong><\/a>…<\/p>\n

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\u00a0…I then covered it \u00a0in Lettuce Color Dabber<\/strong><\/a>…<\/p>\n

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and because I was \u00a0feeling adventurous, I added some Pool Dabbler <\/a><\/strong>color..heehee…and decoupaged some stickers and completely covered the canvas in Mod Podge …<\/p>\n

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…I then added watered down black acrylic paint to the entire canvas…<\/p>\n

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and once it partially dried,I wiped off the black using a baby wipe.You can take off as much as you like.The black paint highlights the texture…<\/p>\n

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to add even more highlights, I rubbed on some delicious\u00a0Inka Gold<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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and added additional \u00a0texture with rub -ons and\u00a0Liquid Pearls<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n

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I finished it off with a\u00a0Paper Whimsy Beautiful Faces<\/a><\/strong> and whatever else made my heart sing….<\/p>\n

laalaalaa…<\/p>\n

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