🐣 Happy Easter

 

009 Happy Easter 1

So this is the beginning of an Easter Artwork.  It's also experimentally using Tape again.

I have prepared a canvas background in Naples Yellow.  Left it to dry and then taped a Crucifix shape here, ready to paint Black.

   

Then I painted the inside of the Crucifix twice in black and then let it dry.

I have cut up some tape to make it thinner and then divided the Crucifix into random segments.

Now I have painted all the segments and I will let this stand overnight as it is dark and gone a bit chilly in my Conservatory Studio.  

I have had to be really careful painting the small segments and not going over the lines.  

Until I take all the tape off I am not gonna know if, 

ONE this has worked at all.  

TWO how well it may have worked and THREE how much Bleed and Peel there is, if any.

We will have to wait and see but I can't wait to do this bit 🤩

20 March 2021

Here is the Easter Artwork this morning.  Some of the Red and Yellow segments are being a little stubborn and letting the Black through a bit.  I have lost count now how many layers they have had so now I am just gonna go for it.  

Time for the big Reveal.

I have been looking forwards to this bit.  I then did all the touching up areas, which was tedious but was well worth it for a crisp clean finish.

There is a lot of wispy lines on the stencil that I did use here but I was not happy with the result so I have gone over it all repainting those areas.

Before doing this stage on the one for mum, it will be a good idea to stick tape over the areas of stencil that I don't want.

This picture was taken after I had repainted it.