Happy New Year! Who’s up for a steampunk splatter collage? :) I had such an amazing Christmas holiday, but I have to say that I’m glad the time has come to refocus and get back to work. I have so many goals to accomplish this year, and I can’t wait to get started! One of the biggest goals I have for myself is to create more consistently. To be more specific, to spend at least an hour in my studio every day, no matter what else I have going on. This splatter collage was a perfect start to accomplishing that goal. It only took an hour (at the most) to create, and I love everything about it!
- I began with a tiny script Finnibair stamp, and lightly stamped the surface with small parts of the stamp.
- A clay brush tool was the tool I used to try a new splatter technique- dipping the brush in ink and using my finger to pull back the bristles to flick the ink onto the surface.
- Creative Embellishments clock and gear chipboard was perfect to create the centerpiece elements. I painted each piece with white gesso, then splattered them with black ink in the same way I did the surface of the canvas.
- I adhered the main clock chipboard piece to the center of the canvas, then used 2 more stamps around the clock face.
- Adding the chipboard gears around the clock was the last step.
That’s it! So simple, yet stunning. The splatters really give this piece a vibrant energy that’s hard not to love.
Using that brush to splatter the ink was pretty tricky- you can go in different directions or achieve different coverage depending on how you hold the brush, how you flick it, etc. The effect, though, is something you can’t achieve any other way. I’ll have to see how different types of brushes work to achieve different splatter effects.
What do you think? Should I have added more elements? Did I add too many? Is there too much ink? I’d love to hear your critiques and thoughts!!
