This one is a disco dancing monster. It's acrylic on a 5 x 7 canvas board.... which I seriously dislike painting on. I much prefer to paint on a smooth surface but I have tons of these canvas boards laying about and I best use them up. This challenge is the perfect time. An art friend on iATCs suggested sanding down the boards after a bit of gesso and I might give that a whirl. Any other suggestions for getting rid of the grooves?
This guy is totally cracking me up!! LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this monster, he is awesome. I sometimes glue a couple layers of tissue to get rid of the grooves then you dont need to use so much gesso. Gives a great texture to paint on.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! When I do a big painting, I usually cover the canvas in some sort of paper to make it nice and flat but tissue would be very cool and still give a bit of texture. Thanks!
DeleteI loved looking through your paintings. i would suggest the same as sharon. If you sand after gesso, you will sand into the fibres and this would make the surface fluffy. Unless of course you put a ton of gesso and that would be expensive.
ReplyDeletei love this horn-striped monster, seems to have a lot of energy:)
ReplyDeleteSuch a happy monster. Love him and the colour combination.
ReplyDeletei LOVE his teeth…he seems like a real friendly guy!!
ReplyDelete:) Well, you made me smile BIG. :)
ReplyDeleteI hate painting directly on canvas boards, too. So, I buy modeling paste, and spread it out in a thin layer with a palette knife. When it's dry, I sand it, and it's smooth to paint on. :) If you try it, make the wet layer as smooth as possible. Any ridges are hard to sand out.
ooohhh! Good idea! I'm going to give that a try :)
DeleteYou got so many great ideas to smooth out your canvas! Love the crazy zombie character and the wonderful bright color!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and cute painting! I love it! I've only recently painted with a smooth surface and I do prefer it now to canvas and canvas panel, but I have tons of canvas/canvas panel and very little smooth options. I'm going to try gesso and sanding maybe when it gets warmer, my boyfriend suggests more then one layer of gesso applied in different directions and sanded between each coat (he used to do traditional art). Although I'll take a look at modeling paste and see if that's more economical... Thanks for posting about this, it's something I've been thinking about too.
ReplyDeleteWonderful.. it is really fun. And I've enjoyed at art tips too.
ReplyDeleteHoly shit, Sal! This has so much energy! The colors alone just gave me a much needed energy boost. His pose is awesome, but I think it would not be as dynamic and energetic in another color combo. Must contemplate this further when I am less tired.
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome. And so are dancing monsters.
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