>My aim today is to do the same thing that I did for the “eleventh
refinement” but on cardboard covered in black sand paper. I have tried using a
black background before- in my “second refinement”- but it did not work. I am
thinking the cause of that was because I used black acrylic instead of a plain
black background. When painting black acrylic onto a material it leaves brush
marks which blends in with the piece.
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| black thread used to create the background. |
I followed the same method I used for my previous piece but this time using
less black as the background is already black. When adding the glitter strands
over the piece I made a mistake and flicked it accidentally on the page not
knowing it made a mark. However, this is the mark I endeavored to create from
the beginning so I decided to flick the strands unto the page again to create a
nice line.
I thought this was really successful. The reason for this is because the
black really made my technique and the abstract stand out. The blue and the
black background was a perfect match as it created a dreamy effect like in my
second refinement. The sponge technique that I used was beautiful on the black
background. I also liked the form of the piece as it is rectangular compared to
the previous refinement (square). Because the shape of the piece is now longer,
I added more buildings which created a busy decoupage. What I did not like in
this piece is that the buildings stood out too much and are not camouflaged into
the abstract. The reason for this is because I used sand paper instead of using
black cardboard. When I used sand paper you could see where I had cut out the
buildings because I stuck the sand paper over the cardboard whereas if you use
a naturally cardboard, you would not see where the buildings have been cut.
FINAL PIECE
I have finally decided to use this as my final piece. I will buy two big cardboards
in an A1 size and use all my previous resources and methods to create the
decoupage technique on a bigger scale.
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