Tag Archives: background paper

Grungy textured paper

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Leslie

I wanted to create some paper that could be used as collage material for mountains. I crunched up paper then did some rubbing over concrete with white pastel chalk.

Variations on a theme

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If you throw a bunch of Chinese fortune-cookie fortunes onto a Xerox machine, then airbrush the copy with a mixture of ink, paint and rubbing alcohol, then crumple the paper, then flatten it out, you end up with something like this below:

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Swirly prints

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Leslie

I made these pieces by dipping a large bolt in paint and rolling it around on the paper. I use this technique a lot. It makes the greatest random but regular patterns. Click on an image for a high res version.

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Speckled Paper

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Leslie

Green and Purple Paint-Speckled Paper

Click on an image to download a high res version. (Be patient. They are large files.)

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Handpainted Backgrounds

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Leslie

Free Handpainted Textured Backgrounds

Maybe when I’m feeling a little more creative, I’ll come back and rename these with better names, like Mango Smoothie and Cappuccino, but for now they’re unnamed.

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