Dare to Dream Magic by Dorthe Hansen
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This Monday, I will show you a piece
using one of That’s Crafty’s square white/greyboard panels as my surface, for
a little magic !!
I started covering it with a light
coat of the wonderful Bronze Metallic Paint, and when dry I gave it a very thin
coat of Charcoal Shimmer Paint, to darken the shine a bit, on the right side. Again
letting it all dry, and after, I used the beautiful Dinky stencil: Tree mask,
with Archival Ink Coffee – only the half showing on the right side of the
surface.
When dry, paint with Bronze Metallic
Paint twice, to make it shimmer beautifully, and after the two layers have
dried, paint the leaves with Pearl Metallic Paint, also twice, to give light
and life to the tree. Add details onto it, to give a feeling of bark, with a
Brown Writer and when satisfied draw around it all with a black Sharpie.
Now stamp the words taken from
Lynne's Affirmation Set 2 and stencil the word Magic, from the Dinky Stencil
Enchanted, directly onto the surface, with Archival Ink Jet black and lastly, stencil
the Dinky stencil Crow, also using Archival Ink Jet Black - mask the ones around
him so not to stencil more than one bird.
I wanted to use one of the heads
from the new Eclectica stamp set, Everything Art and stamped her on a skeleton
leaf using StazOn Spiced Chai. When layering it over a dark surface it shows
beautifully. So I used a scrap of dark brown fabric and mounted it with Golden
Matte Medium, turned a copper thread around it, adhered it to the surface and
carefully painted the leaf around the head, with the Bronze, to show the tiny
veins. I’m sorry you can’t see the shine on my photo.
The last little detail was to add a
piece of wood, found on the ground, on top of a golden piece of tulle on the
bottom, knotted 3 strings of cord together and adhered it to the left side of
the woman panel and adhered a metal
button to the fabric too. Give Mr. Crow a bronze eye, a necklace and define his
wings with a pencil dipped into the bronze paint.
I hope you all have a lovely new
week.
Dorthe xx
Materials used :
That’s Crafty! Dinky Stencils - Crow,
Enchanted, Tree mask
That’s Crafty! Metallic Paints -
Bronze, Pearl
Archival Ink - Jet Black, Coffee
Brown Writer
Golden Matte Medium Gel
Brown fabric scrap, golden tulle
scrap, piece of wood, skeleton leaf, button, cord strings
19 comments
This is a very earthy and spiritual make Dorthe, I can just make out the shimmer. I do so wish people could see on photograph how the paints shimmer and shine. Fun addition of a collar/necklace to Mr Crow, it makes him extra special :))
ReplyDeleteHugs Tracey xx
Thank you Tracey, very much,--yes I have so many tries with taking photos but is is almost impossible to see, if not holding it in the hands .
DeleteHugs to you,
Dorthe, xx
What a beautiful pice! The tree is magnificent. The Pearl Metallic paint on the leaves really bring this tree to life. All your details to the bark just add such wonderful texture. It is a peaceful feel. The crow is a good connection with the lady. She seems to be in a useful mood. I love this piuece! Cheers, Sharon
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sharon, I`m glad you like it, and see the little details I made. Yes, never know what the two together will work out, LOL.
DeleteThank you again. x, Dorthe
whooo thats gorgeous Dorthe, i do love this and the monocrome colours ;O)) the little crow brings alot actually to the art looking at the woman. ;O))
ReplyDeleteThank you much, Dorte, the crow just had to be there, :-) making the two conspiring , and set the mood !! ;-)
DeleteSmitten with the stamped image on a skeleton leaf...so delicate and wistful. Love the way you've tied the whole piece together - metallics, shimmer, palette and mood. xox
ReplyDeleteHeather, it actually brings a lot to a piece, stamping on the skeleton leaf , I`M sure you would create amazing art if trying that technique - Thank you dear friend, for your words, to me, they make me glad !! xox
DeleteThank you so much Melina, xxoo
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tracey, very spiritual make, looks fabulous Dorthe
ReplyDeleteLove
Amanda x
An absolutely wonderful panel Dorthe, so much detail and beautiful texture and the way you created the tree with the stencil looks totally amazing! Love this.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
So beautifully done Dorthe, I really love all the different elements you have used to mkae this beautiful piece!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creation Dorthe, I know this one has been created straight from your vintage heart ❤️
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna xx
This is gorgeous Dorthe. Love how you did that lovely tree and stamping onto the leaf. Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteMuch love, Bev. xxx
I am intrigued with your multi-layers of dimension and colorings. Thank you for explaining your techniques. This entire piece is Magic Dorthe Dear. Stunning...<3
ReplyDeleteMagical - I love the subtle neutrals and how you've highlighted the leaves on the tree. Spiced Chai sounds like a delicious ink colour! And I think the face looks so beautiful over the fabric texture. This is a wonderful piece, Dorthe.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
How awesome! I didn't know about this blog! You are one busy and talented artist with a heart ❤️ of gold!!
ReplyDeleteThis piece is stunning in colors, form & design ‼️‼️❤️❤️❤️
ReplyDeletefabulous make Dorthe x Love the layers and highlights...the tree is amazing !!!! TFS and best wishes
ReplyDeleteAnnie x
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