I suppose it could be considered a form of "cheating: since the colors are not coming from the PC itself. I still like the effects and am working on a different design. Hey, a break from the leaf motif!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Are Chalks Cheating?
My latest beads were made by drawing designs into white polymer clay, then painting them with PanPastel Chalks. After baking, I fill in the lines with colored liquid clay. I enjoy the process. The feeling of serenity it brings hearkens back to the days when I painted on canvas, not beads (my poor family - their houses are filled with oils that I did back in the day - surprisingly I don't have any of them myself.)
I suppose it could be considered a form of "cheating: since the colors are not coming from the PC itself. I still like the effects and am working on a different design. Hey, a break from the leaf motif!
I suppose it could be considered a form of "cheating: since the colors are not coming from the PC itself. I still like the effects and am working on a different design. Hey, a break from the leaf motif!
I love them - looks like ceramic. And cheating?? Well, there´s no limits in PC. Isn´t that great??
ReplyDeleteNOT CHEATING.
ReplyDeleteThe technique you've done is "mixed media" which is all the rage these days, so I agree, you've not cheated one bit! I've used Pan Pastels for over a year now on the clay. Compared to pastel chalk sticks, the Pan Pastels are so saturated that I find it a challenge to get nic,e lighter colors, but you've got that down JuLee! Beautiful!
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