Mixed+Media+Workshop

Hmm... how do you get all these materials to stick together and what order do you do things for the best effect?

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[|More about gesso]
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and firm, ready for adding the next layer.
|| Placing paper strips and dabbing on gesso... || Dabbing the gesso.... || Layer upon layer... || Ready to dry...  || Subtle textures... || Session 2: Adding a paint layer... || Preparing and diluting the paint... || Dabbing the paint onto the paper textures... ||
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ridges.
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A good example of how the paint responds to texture...
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highlight the textures...
|| Once we'd highlighted the textures with paint, we selected bits and pieces, - straw, raffia, netting, pipe cleaners, yarn flowers, material scraps, metal foil -
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and stuck them on with the glue gun...
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