Loving the Art Dolls
There are times in your life when you get so excited about starting a new art project that everything else just gets put on the back boiler. That’s exactly what happened when I got my hands on one of the new Powertex small art doll Template. These three new projects are launched on Hochanda on 1st February. They are going to be very popular as they offer a basis for so many styles of work.
I had the Powertex small art doll and straight away knew my girl had to be vintage and full of lovely Powertexture (ooh new word)!
So here’s a closer look at some of the elements in my project
The backboard of my piece has a tree bark effect. To get this I used Easy 3D Flexand sprayed it with yellow bisterthen left it to dry overnight. The next day I used a damp sponge to remove some of the bister. Then drybrushed with Powercolorblack and white.
I wanted my girl to have a 3D face so I took one of the Powertex medium plaster faces and matched it (by size) to a face on the Victorian rice paper.
I carefully cut out the rice paper face. Applied Easy Coat Mattvarnish to both the plaster and the back of the rice paper then carefully married the 2 together. Using a soft clean paintbrush to help push the eyes into the right place. Go very carefully as it is a delicate process.
On the limbs I used the Secret Art Loft Pearl pigmentsmixed into the Powerwax. This gives a beautiful blended finish with a soft sheen. The Powerwax is a really great way of adding layers of colour to any of your work.
I took the Powertex quote stencil and used the top quote by Robert Henri. By cutting this down into individual words and phrases I was able to place the words onto the individual areas more easily.
Along with the words, the texture on the wings and headdress were all created with Easy StructurePaste. It holds its shape brilliantly and takes colour really well.
Share you Powertex makes with us
Well I’m off now to have more fun with these gorgeous girlies, but we can’t wait to see what you create with these wonderful templates. Don’t forget to post your makes on our facebook page.
Also checkout the blog posts from the other Design Team members – they’re amazing.
Find your local Powertex tutor
And if you’d like to attend an Art Doll workshop get in touch with your local tutor.
Catch my Powertex sculpture project from last month
Did you catch my article for last month, follow the hyperlink for another chance to have a look here. Until next time, Happy Creative Adventures……
Annette
