Hi everyone, it's been a while but I'm back after a short but necessary break and it's my choice of topic for this months challenge at Stamps and Stencils. I've chosen to play with colour this month and it's all about Ombré!
Ombré has been in fashion for a while now and not just in art...or even hair! It's a french word meaning 'a colour that is shaded or graduated in tone'...so for this challenge we want to see projects or part of your project that has one (or more) colour that graduates from it's lightest pastel tint to its darkest shade...with a little stamping or stenciling of course!
It's double Ombré from me as I've used the technique on both the background and flowers.
To start with I reused a canvas and just added to the texture with some grunge paste.
Next the paint colours in lovely shades of blue and hints of green.
Starting with strips of colour and leaving a small gap between each band, use 2 colours on the brush and blend the paints....don't forget the edges of the box canvas.
A little stamping in archival inks and I'm using one of the new JOFY sets. A little gold already creeping in...and some gesso to highlight the raised areas.
I painted fading stripes of orange and coral for the flowers and added some bling with WOW tinsel embossing powder, love the stuff! It's really easy to create shaded areas with fresco paints
Stamping the compass flowers and cutting out
A little white pen doodling and wooden beads from my stash.....
...before arranging the flowers, I decided the flowers should drift across the canvas at a slight angle.
A fairly simple canvas and fun to try something different. Hope you'll have a dabble at Ombré and join in with our challenge. Remember you don't have to make a whole project in this style just a part could show this magical shaded effect...have fun! Hugs Ruth x
Ombré has been in fashion for a while now and not just in art...or even hair! It's a french word meaning 'a colour that is shaded or graduated in tone'...so for this challenge we want to see projects or part of your project that has one (or more) colour that graduates from it's lightest pastel tint to its darkest shade...with a little stamping or stenciling of course!
It's double Ombré from me as I've used the technique on both the background and flowers.
To start with I reused a canvas and just added to the texture with some grunge paste.
Next the paint colours in lovely shades of blue and hints of green.
A little stamping in archival inks and I'm using one of the new JOFY sets. A little gold already creeping in...and some gesso to highlight the raised areas.
I painted fading stripes of orange and coral for the flowers and added some bling with WOW tinsel embossing powder, love the stuff! It's really easy to create shaded areas with fresco paints
Stamping the compass flowers and cutting out
A little white pen doodling and wooden beads from my stash.....
...before arranging the flowers, I decided the flowers should drift across the canvas at a slight angle.
