Joseph's Coat

Joseph's Coat

Hi There!

Always good to see you!

Are you enjoying this technique 

as much as I am?   I don't know

what I was thinking when I set

the theme!   Just glad it came

to mind.................

Here is Claire Jackson to take

you through her bright and

cheerful canvas:

"The Joseph’s Coat technique usually involves layering

 ink using a resist to reveal an image. 

I decided to try it with paint and masking.

First I painted a canvas board with three 

shades of pink Fresco Finish paint. 

I’m sure I have mentioned previously that this 

is my favourite craft paint because it dries very quickly 

and is great for stamping and drawing on.

Next I added stencilling with the same 

three shades of pink.

Using a stencil with a smaller design I added 

complementary colours. 

It’s important that the paint is completely 

dry before the next step.

 I stamped the Tracy Scott designs on masking

 paper (you could use sticky notes) and 

cut them out, leaving a small border, before placing 

them on the canvas.

I made sure the masks were properly stuck 

down to prevent paint seeping under the edges.

 I then covered the whole canvas with shades of 

green and turquoise, before adding extra stencilling

When the masks are removed you reveal 

the colours beneath.

 Next I stamped the images directly onto the

 canvas with Archival ink. 

I stamped the foreground flowers first 

and replaced the masks as I went along 

to create depth.

When all the pink areas had been over-stamped 

I removed the masks.

I added white highlights with paint pen 

and gel markers.

 To finish off I added watercolour pencil to 

the images, a few more highlights and some

 blue gelatos around the edges.

Here is a detail of the flowers"

Materials:

Canvas board

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish chalk paint

PaperArtsy Tracy Scott stamps

Archival Ink: jet black

White pens

Gelatos

This has worked out so well

I can see how relaxing it

must be to do this. Thank 

you Claire

Lovely to see that canvas coming

together wasn't it?  Not a hint of

black paint too!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx