Monday
Apr302012
Abstract Backgrounds with Airbrush Acrylics
Mon, April 30, 2012 at 11:01PM “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Have you painted with chopsticks? So easy and fun. Check out this 3 1/2 minute video.
Find more pages painted with a chopstick in this altered book.
This is the book I'm altering, with golden airbrush colors (aka airbrush acrylics)
Reader Comments (14)
always inspiring!
Awesome!!! A dreary rainy day made sunnier by Daisy yellow! Our house loves Sushi so lots of chopsticks we have to play with. Thanks as always!
LOVE it! Looks like such a fun way to paint! Must try as soon as I get a chance!
Would this work with thinned acrylics? No airbrush paint here.
wow! i love that, it looks so fun. i love marbled paint and this sort of gives that look. also wondering if another medium would work. airbrush paints are not in my budget.
{Tammy}: All: I think it would work fine with thinned fluid acrylics {fluid acrylics with fluid matte medium). The result would be less opaque and you might have to wipe the chopstick every so often as you work. The fluid acrylics dry a little faster than the airbrush acrylics.
Thanks Tammy. I will try with the acrylics and matte medium as soon as I get the sewing project off my table.
you have the BEST ideas.
Wow!! Super fantastic technique and video Tammy! You have me all inspired and stuff!!
I absolutely love the vibrant colours of the airbrush paints Tammy and I can't wait to see what else you might do on these pages!
Oh Tammy, you're so brilliant! I love this technique. It's getting bookmarked for sure!! xx
Love it! This will be my art journal entry for tomorrow :) Thanks for another creative idea!
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I kind of like snarky....
hmmmm maybe I will have to sign up....
ps. I made a trip to Michaels today and bought about 10 bottles of airbrush paint - I told you that you got me all inspired and stuff - can't wait to play with it....
{Tammy}: We'll be using airbrush acrylics (without the airbrush) in the new workshop!
thats really cool
what kind of paints you splash on the paper? can you show it closer? please