Category Archives: Background

More (better) Paper Marbling

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Leslie

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Paste Papers on Black

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Leslie

Even more paste papers from our paste paper-making session back in March. These were done on Canson Black pastel paper.

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Crumpled Inked Paper

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Leslie

For lack of a better title…

I took a couple of shots of a piece I was working on, because I thought these textures were kind of interesting. The photos make them even stranger.

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More textured paper

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Leslie

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Airbrushed Gradients

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Leslie

I dug out my airbrush recently and had at it. I was trying to create gradients to use for skies. Easier said than done. More practice is needed, but here are these.

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