Koi Part 1

In the workshop Creative Jumpstart that I am doing, yesterday's lesson involved acrylic spray paint, which is (no I'm not kidding) an art supply that I didn't own (yes, I got some). The video by Michelle Ward made it look like so much fun, I thought a little spray paint could be fun to own.  It was actually on sale at Michaels; I think they are downsizing since only the weird colors were on sale. I got a few but I haven't used them yet, since, in an odd turn of events, it is raining making my well ventilated (back yard) work area soggy.
In the meantime, I decided to try the activity with Dylusions sprays.  I cut fish stencils out of printer paper and then sprayed them with a waterproof sealant (since I was pretty sure I'd be drowning them in ink).  Some of my prints worked well, without much leakage under the stencil, but I like the bright colors you get by soaking the paper so I chose this one, which was not an excellent print. After writing on it with Permapaque gold markers, they look pretty fishy again though.
I decided that I loved these fish shapes, and before calling it a night, I scanned them into illustrator and cut them out of transparency plastic. So I have reusable fish stencils and masks ready to go when I get to try my sprays. Here's a digital image showing my shapes. This image is a lot closer to the look of Michelle Ward's project from the workshop. I like it and am looking forward to trying the spray.

Hand cutting and then scanning in the shapes is a new process for me. It was quick and easy in Illustrator. I'll definitely be doing that again.  Stay tuned for my adventures in acrylic spray paint. Thanks for looking!

Comments

  1. I love your bright colours and the gold makes it! Well done. Looks like your enjoying the classes. Keep creating!

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  2. this is amazing and do I love your fish shapes ...they look matisse like. Awesome!

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  3. I adore your fish shapes and that pink - oh my.

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  4. Very nice! I love the added scales with the gold pen! I just came here from Koi Part 2, and these are so different - both versions are wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. What a great use of your fishes. I love your artwork!

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  6. These are gorgeous! Those colors with the gold are just dynamite together! :D

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