First real test: painting on slate

in Art2 years ago

Going on after my previous post, today I decided to try out painting on slate.

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I used one layer of gesso as a primer and set out some lines with pencil.

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Then I mixed the colors I wanted to use and started painting. With my mom's obituary card as inspiration on the side.

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I finished it off with one layer of varnish, as this one is for indoor use.

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It's certainly possible to do it this way, although the painted slate for my mom's grave will need more layers of varnish.
Also, I want to draw what I plan to paint beforehand, so that I can keep the gesso to a minimum and keep some of the natural slate color visible.

For now, great test. Looking forward to the next step: planning which flowers to paint and sketch that (a bunch of times) untill I'm satisfied.

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