Make something with gesso! ATC

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Swap Coordinator:	CSNYfan (contact)
Swap categories:	Artist Trading Card (ATC)
Number of people in swap:	4
Location:	International
Type:	Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:	April 4, 2011
Date items must be sent by:	April 25, 2011
Number of swap partners:	1
Description:
The rule on this one seems pretty obvious - you must use gesso in some way. You can use it as a base, as a texture element, to cover something up, however you'd like! One ATC to one partner. ATC must have an element that is entirely originally made by you. This could be hand-drawn, hand-painted, sewn, or a mixed media piece involving different papers, ephemera, AND paint/inks. Scrapbook style (anything that is made with mostly scrapbooking materials (prefabricated stickers, embellishments, papers that have not been altered artistically and looks as if it would be at home in a scrapbook.) ATCs that do not have an original art element as described above) is not permitted in this swap.

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camelsamba 03/29/2011 #

any leads on how to be creative with gesso? I've used it for painting over boxboard but that doesn't feel particularly creative...

CSNYfan 04/ 1/2011 #

You can use to textureize - lay down some gesso and then imprint/stamp into it. You can put a stencil down and gesson over it.

You can scratch into it with things to create texture and then paint on top of it.

You can use it to mask something - a light coat to make the piece or part of the piece look hazy.

Then you can paint on top of it (or not!)

Here is a good idea for gesso use - I bought this download after seeing this clip:

Julie

camelsamba 04/ 2/2011 #

Thanks! Even that little bit is more creative than what I've been doing.

[and i've been saying the word differently in my head all this times - guess-o. Julie says jess-o....]

camelsamba 04/ 2/2011 #

and I just discovered that if you use thick gesso, and then dry the boxboard at an angle (like propped up against the gesso bottle), it runs and adds even more interest...

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