VIVA PAPER TOWELL
VIVA PAPER TOWELL the unsung result of mixed media collage.
When I create anything with paint involved I always clean up using Viva brand paper towels. Why you ask?
- because often the towel produces a better background for artwork by accident than when I try to plan it.
- The absorbency and strength of Viva mean the dried towel is perfect to add freehand machine embroidery and embellishments to.
- You can iron Vlisofix or interfacing to the back to stabilise it, tear it up and collage it, cut out shapes, stencil, draw and add more patterns.
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| painted Viva Paper towels |
Techniques for colouring
- Clean dirty brushes with a dry or damp Viva towel by rubbing the bristles into a towel.
- Clean up the surface of a palette. If lots of paint remains then use several towels. If the palette has only a little paint remaining then wet the towel first and rub it over the surface to clean and absorb the paint.
- Squidge a damp paint infused towel in your hand to blend colours and create all over colour wash. (wear gloves)
- Dab a scrunched up coloured towel onto the paint pallet surface to add contrasting colours. Roll the towel around in your hand to vary the paints position.
- If using metallic paint, dab a coloured towel onto the palette for excellent highlights.
- Don't plan the colours just clean them up and let the magic happen!
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| painted Viva paper towel with Lumier gold paint highlights |
Adding more pattern
- stencil or stamp patterns onto a dry towel
- press sequin waist onto a wet towel, the paint will lift off and the wet sequin waist can be used to stencil the pattern onto another towel.
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| roller graph stamp with squares pattern added |
I use my stash as the background for small window gift cards which have other decoration and stitching over the top
I also cut out flowers from the towel to make delicate designs.
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| Viva paper towel flowers |
- decorate glass Christmas baubles
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| Viva paper towel baubles |
- paper collage printed napkin images over paper towel background
- add freehand machine embroidery
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| napkin collage on painted Viva paper towel |
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| detail bobbin work embroidery |
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| napkin collage on painted Viva paper towel |
