Thursday 12 March 2015

Painting the planets

A bit of fun, but this turned out to be an interesting experiment,

and you never know what design or pattern you will end up with.






So, this is what I did...


with some scrunched up paper (the glossy magazine kind is best)
or just use a tissue scrunched up...


either option is good, and just dab it quickly on the paint


then take something small like a bottle top and hold it on the painting....


and paint around the outside with some dark paint...



when you lift that off you have a planet...



then I just blended the edges a bit and
splattered white for more planets in the galaxy...





although I do wonder if 
I have a problem
when the Shape I see in one exercise

looked a bit like a

Lurcher!



Or am I becoming a bit

OBSESSIVE!





18 comments:

alarmcat said...

very dramatic effect!!
you've discovered the Lurcher Galaxy!!

Zue said...

Love your astronomical watercolours.
Must give that a try.
Sue x

Christine said...

Cute! I LOVE the planet one.

ann @ studiohyde said...

That's it Sue, who'd have thought there was one of those! lol

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Sue :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Christine :-)

Unknown said...

Thank you for sharing your process! I am wondering how you made the handmade purslane bound sketchbook.

CJ Kennedy said...

That is so cool! and you found the Dog Galaxy!

ann @ studiohyde said...

I know CJ, I should have guessed it was out there somewhere. lol :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Hi Ann, I made the sketchbook with my Zutter Bind-it-All machine. If you check out the following link you will see it...
and I have to say it is really useful. You can also check out Youtube for videos showing how to use it.

http://www.binditall.com

Anonymous said...

I think you discovered a kind of Rorschach test, there must be a psychological explanation for what you see, lol!
I love the planet ones! And .... I see a familiar lurcher too....

ann @ studiohyde said...

Lol...yes I see what you mean. I was playing with paint and tried dabbing it with a tissue, then I remembered years ago our son doing some spray painting and he masked off an area for a planet...never thought it would work in a million years by using a bottle top!!! what a surprise, and it was fun because I didn't know what the end results would look like. I am glad I found 'that lurcher' though, hilarious result :-)

Bronson Hill Arts said...

What a wonderful piece, Ann! And, didn't you realize that Lurcher was his own constellation?

-Barb

Joan Tavolott said...

Is Lurcher in space now??? Great idea for a piece!

I've been so busy with my workshop, but have made a point to add a post about what we did and what I learned each day...but no time for sketching.

robin cox walsh said...

No, not obsessive, just creative! :D

ann @ studiohyde said...

I should have realised something like that Barb, lol :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

If you have been too busy to sketch then that means you have been enjoying your workshop...looking forward to seeing your post about it all :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

I like that theory Robin :-)