Today the sun heats the earth as if enraged.
Its mighty rays penetrate deep through my skin and
I cannot find comfort or escape from its powerful heat.
We are having a heat wave here in Toronto (48 C, or 118 F) that will be beating records, so the kiddies and I stayed in today, safe from the sun and this extreme heat.
I knew today would be a little busier than usual as we had company coming over for a weekday BBQ followed by a movie in the park, so I woke up early so that I may finish a little project I began a couple of days back (hubby would suggest 8:30 is not ‘early’ as he is long gone to work by then).
I want to share an embossing technique I have been using for a few years. It’s really very simple because the imperfections on your art is what makes it more appealing.
1. Sketch, trace or print out an image (if printing, glue to surface; I used an inexpensive foam board for this project)
2. With a hot glue gun, outline the image that you would like to emboss
3. Apply Mod Podge or glue over image
4. Gently adhere tin foil to glue and press gently against surface
5. Gently rub outlines (you should see them ‘pop’ up)
6. Trim excess tin foil
7. Choose desired paint colours
8. Using a brush, apply paint to areas not covered by foil
9. You can see the various colours showing through (there are no rules when applying the paint)
10. With your hand, apply desired paint colour to the foiled image
11. I like to use my hand because it eliminates brush strokes and the colours blend easier
12. This process needs to be done gently to avoid foil from ripping.
13. I made the body of the butterfly with foil and painted it
14. Dip straight brush in paint and dab most of the paint off until brush is almost dry
15. With the edge, dab paint into the crevices
16. If you like the foil to show through gently rub off paint once dried
note: you will need to apply a coat of varnish or protective coating to seal the paint.
The inspiration for the colours came from this old Bo-kay tin we had found over the weekend. It looks so old, yet it still has its contents. I wish I knew more about it and had tried to Google it, but didn’t find much. Any ideas?
The colour combination of the turquoise and the coral is one of my favourites. I bought this necklace a couple of years back and if I could, I would wear it every day.
The colours – in my opinion – are so refreshing and exotic and fits perfectly with this heat wave.
I do however wish I was being cooled off by a Caribbean breeze (insert sigh here).
The artistic know how for this project is minimal. As mentioned, the image can be traced or photocopied and then glued onto the surface. You are also not limited to using foil as you can use regular paper, book pages or magazine paper – the possibilities are endless. And when painting or choosing colours, anything goes…you need only let your creativity be free.
I hope you enjoyed this little post and thank you for your sweet company.
much love,
Lucy
I will be sharing here, thank you for hosting!
Ishrath says
I like your use of tin foil. I would have attempted gesso and tissue paper to get that effect. Im wondering what advantage does the tin foil give? My guess is that the texture is a little more polished with your technique.
Thanks for sharing.
michelle says
This is just gorgeous and I love the technique! I never would have guess that it was glue and foil. Gives one so many ideas, thank you!
xo
Anne says
I think that is absolutely gorgeous. Good job!
Snappy Di says
I WOULD wear that necklace every day. It speaks to me. 🙂
Kimberly says
Very fun! Thanks for sharing! I believe your tin is a hair pomade=like a wax to make the hair shining and smooth as was so popular in the 20’s.
Katie says
This is an interesting technique, thanks for sharing it. The clours are so vibrant.
Linda says
Love the colorful painting and fun technique thanks for sharing….. I am of to go painting!!
NanaDiana says
Gorgeous, gorgeous and such a great idea. Do you mean tinFOIL or foil paper like you find in the craft section? xo Diana
Lorraine says
Love the painting and your inspiration!
Indiri says
I love the result of this technique! This will be fun to try with the kids. 🙂
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Denise says
I am so glad I found you, and I can not WAIT to try this.
i really love how this turned out!
my 4-year-old wants rainbows and butterflies in her room. I wanna do something just like this!
thank you for the idea!
Karina.Zhen says
I love the colors, very vibrant! How long did this take you to complete? Thanks for the tutorial! I wish I was talented enough to do this!
Julia says
Beautiful and inspiring work!
Thanks for sharing your talent
Julia
Andrea says
Absolutely beautiful. Always love blue and orange together in any shade. But this is just fabulous. Great tutorial!
Anonymous says
So beautiful! What a wonderful creative idea!! What did you use to trim the foil with, and what type of paint did you use? Thanks for sharing.
Cat says
that picture is amazing! the tutorial is perfectly outlined, thank you!
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Brillantine was used to flatten your hair, back then people would say, I just shampooed my hair, and I can’t do a thing with it. Think Rudolf Valentino. We use gel nowdays. This is a good idea for painting, and crafting. Thank you. Stay cool! Drink lemonade. My name is Loo.
Mrs. P, Art Explorer says
I’m also wondering what type of paint you used–I’m guessing acrylic. With my students we use this foil burnishing technique and use tempera paint to highlight the wrinkles and age the foil and it looks like old metal. I’m going to try your technique, but use autumn leaves and acrylics. I’ll let you know how it goes! Thank you! Mrs. P (www.createartwithme.blogspot.com)
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I need to paint paintings that are either romanticism or realism paintings. I don’t know what to paint because they are very hard. I’m not really good in painting so i need something easy.
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