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VIDEO: How To NOT Cover Up Your Mixed Media Background With The Focal Image!

Flower art that does not cover up the background, a tutorial by Kim Dellow

You have spent ages making a beautiful, textured background. You are really pleased with it, but the piece still needs a focal image and you are finding it really hard to cover up that lovely background. What do you do?
Don’t worry! There is a solution and I am demoing it in today’s video. So I hope you have a lot of fun trying this technique out and I can’t wait to see how you use it! Don’t forget to share with me over on Instagram!

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——— S U P P L I E S ———

Daler-Rowney – Mixed Media Spiral Sketchpad (I use A3 and cut it down)

Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paint (Naples Yellow Red, Quinacridone Rose Light, Pyrrole Red, Primary Magenta, Sap Green, Cobalt Blue (ultra.))

Amsterdam Expert Acrylic Paint (Indigo)

Amsterdam Acrylic Paint nozzles

Da Vinci Nova Synthetics Round brush size 2

Plastic card

 

Close up of the lower art that does not cover up the background, a tutorial by Kim Dellow

If you are looking for more mixed media inspiration to get you trying out this way to not cover up your background with your focal image then I have put together a playlist for you to watch to get you creating!

Have a lovely creative day!

Kim

 

Kim Dellow

Kim Dellow is an artist living the creative life in London, UK. She's helps others to find their creative selves in a monthly art club on Patreon. Licenses designs for products. And designs creative exercises for various collaborative mixed media workshops.

This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. Rena 17 July 2019

    As usual very helpful, I mostly struggle with that.
    Don’t know if you remind me….. it was a long time ago…
    Can’t keep up now with your posts, but I had a quick look-through and I am pleased to see that you sign your artwork now 🙂
    Btw, I left a message on skype should you ever be there.
    Summer greetings from Germany
    Rena

    1. Kim Dellow 17 July 2019

      Hello Rena, I’ve missed you! I was just wondering what you have been up to the other day. I hope you have been finding time to get creative! Big Summer Greetings back from the UK. Sorry if you left me a message on Skype. I don’t really use it.
      Thank you for popping in today though and I am glad you have been busy, hopefully it has been a good busy!
      All the best
      Kim

      1. Rena 17 July 2019

        Hi Kim,
        then you have to get on skype 😉 did you read my message?
        I have missed you too and hopefully I can manage to keep track now. The days are simply too short.
        Hope to see you soon
        Rena xx

        1. Kim Dellow 18 July 2019

          Hiya Rena,

          No sorry, I haven’t! I just don’t like Skype so I don’t use it. 😓
          Oh the days are way too short! I never seem to get everything I need to get done done!
          Have a fun day
          Kim

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