Wetlands - WIP 4

I've finally finished the sky! Next, on to the water....



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  1. AnonymousOctober 30, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    I sit here in awe!

    Stay inspired!
    Michelle
    Brain Angles - Invisible Ink

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  2. Ona KingdonOctober 31, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Wonderful!

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  3. RandyOctober 31, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Looks awesome Patty. What do you use to adhere the paper to the substrate? And how do you do the process? Inquiring minds what to know :-)

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  4. Patty HendersonNovember 1, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Randy, I use Golden Soft Gel (semi gloss) medium to adhere the paper. I've used a gallery wrapped canvas for the substrate in this piece. I use pieces of old watercolours that didn't work, paper painted expressly for collage, and pieces from old magazines, books, etc. Thanks for asking!

    Michelle, thanks!

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  5. Patty HendersonNovember 1, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    Thank you, Ona!

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