Creative Ideas
Bleeding & Feathering
Bleeding & Feathering Instructions
Process
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Wet the paper and fasten to the board using gummed tape - allow to dry
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Spray the surface of the paper lightly with clean water
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Using the Hake (wash brush) to lift a brush full of thinly diluted paint from the tub
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Apply the paint swiftly, covering the whole area of the dampened sheet
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Whilst this layer is still wet, quickly apply your chosen design using a slightly heavier mix of paint - wet-in-wet, allowing the colours to feather and bleed
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Once this layer has dried, complete the detail with other layers of a heavier mixed paint, using darker or richer tones
Materials
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Brian Clegg Tempera Tubs - mixing set
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Bockingford 140 - NOT paper
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Gummed Tape
Tools
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Large Hake or wash brushes
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Medium soft watercolour brushes
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Clean water
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Water spray bottle (eg. old household cleaner spray)
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