It's time for my new piece for Finn's team: the lady of the night sky.
The cycle of the moon, Alphonse Mucha’s painting and a myth of lunar deities are such a mesmerizing triad. To pay tribute to the mystery of the starry night sky I’ve come up with a canvas dedicated to celestial powers.
The cycle of the moon, Alphonse Mucha’s painting and a myth of lunar deities are such a mesmerizing triad. To pay tribute to the mystery of the starry night sky I’ve come up with a canvas dedicated to celestial powers.
I
started with gluing down the background with Soft Gloss Gel onto a
canvas board. I found rather dark paper, covered with pseudo
scientific notes, resembling the night sky. I trimed the excess of
the paper, then sprinkled the whole with custom blue mists created
from watercolours and Mica Powders and, finally, I let it dry.
I
accented the edges with teal Gelatos and smudged them with my finger
to blend colours into the background. Then I decorated the canvas
with exquisite background stamps designed by Finn. My patterns of
choice were distressed walls from a fresh collection. To add some
dimension, I put Modeling Paste through a stencil using a palette
knife.
It
was time for arranging a focal composition from a postcard with
Alphonse Mucha’s painting, silver beads, and wires along with a
pendant from the Mechanicals collection. I fixed everything with Soft
Gloss Gel and attached some Star Brads here and there. Then came the
most creative part as I was about to add a nocturnal touch to the
composition. I mixed a pinch of each Mica Powder with Soft Gloss Gel
and I started highlighting the planetary beads, the stars and the
silhoutte to obtain sparkling effect.
I
embellished the head of moon goddess with a halo of Mica Flakes and
tiny stars. Then I added a silver afterglow with the help of Art
Sugar. Is there anything inappropriate in glamourous night? I didn’t
think so and couldn’t resist a bit of Glitters. I glued down all
the above shiny ingredients with Gloss Gel. Then I used a mixture of
Silver Crackle Paste with blue and gold Mica Powders and painted
sides of the canvas board. I also sprinkled the whole using a brush
and a finger. The last step was stamping edges with Crackle
Paste.