“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more of it I have.”
Thomas Jefferson
This is a page out of my art journal and is an example of paint over collage. You can see the map papers, book pages, and other elements (like a magazine cut out of the word lucky) barely hidden beneath the paint, but did you know there is a magazine image under the face as well? The new face looks entirely different, but gluing in a cut out to paint on top of can help with proportion and angle of the features.
When cutting a face out of a magazine, I don’t worry about the hair, just the face. Nothing has to be neat and tidy, because you will be painting on top anyway. I simply coat the collaged piece with clear gesso, let dry, and then paint in my own style!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
createarteveryday
Your posts are so helpful and inspiring! Thanks again for another terrific one!
victoryrd
Thank you!
Laura (PA Pict)
Thanks for that idea! I now own clear gesso so this is something I could do.
victoryrd
Yes, it takes some pressure off of the idea of face painting!