Saturday 26 March 2016

Golden Stained Glass

Hello all.  Alison here from Words and Pictures and, as promised (threatened), I'm back with the PaperArtsy Fresco White Fire paint again.  This time it's some journalling pages, in search of that look of medieval illuminated manuscripts.


Of course the Lynne Perrella women are always good for evoking that sense of the Middle Ages, and these stained glass stamps remain my all-time favourites of hers, I think.


I simply can't resist all those intricate details which unfold as you look more closely...


But let's start at the very beginning (it is, after all, a very fine place to start), with some gesso'd book pages onto which I brayered layers of blue and green Fresco paints.


I kept the brayering fairly sparse, as I didn't want things to get too dark, and I did want to keep plenty of book text coming through too.


The final layer was some White Fire - just look at that sheen (yes, the paint was dry when I took the photo).


I stamped the two main images, facing one another, in Olive Archival.


I embossed the stamping with clear detail powder.  I like the shimmer and the dimensionality, and it's also really helpful when it comes to adding colour with the paints.


I apply my paints in watery washes so as to keep the translucent look of glass as much as possible.  It's different on these pages of course, because there's always the texture of the brayering there too.


To the colours above I've now added Blue Glass and Southern Skies, but my favourite thing is being able to add gilded touches with great precision and accuracy, as on the dots and lettering here and the tiny angel's halo.


If you look closely at my recent Head in a Book, you'll see it's much harder to get a neat finish when you're trying to "paint" with the Treasure Gold wax.  Having my favourite White Fire colour in paint form makes life so much easier - now this woman has gilded pearls around her neck and golden flowers to echo them.


I added the corner elements and painted them, but without adding any gold.  If you check out the stamp set, you'll see it's actually a straight segment, but stamped twice it makes a nice feature drawing the eye inwards.


I tinted the faces with Chalk, Blush and Autumn Fire paints, and then added in some medieval manuscript writing before starting with the splatter...


I've splattered in the same colours used for the brayering and colouring...


... and generally kept it to a sweep going diagonally across the pages.


A couple of Small Talk stickers provide the words.


They're outlined with watercolour pencils and some more washes of paint.


I added a couple of metallic leaf brads which echo the leaf shapes within the stained glass windows, and they got some actual White Fire Treasure Gold so that they would tone in with the pages.


And that's my medieval manuscript for you, using plenty of White Fire in search of illumination.


There's even extra White Fire paint framing the main images...


...and just look what happens when the light hits it and the embossing!


I hope you like them and thanks so much for stopping by today.


Remember, if you'd like to go shopping at Country View Crafts you can just click any of the links at the foot of the post.  Happy crafting all!

Alison x


25 comments:

  1. absolutely stunning work - I love this to bits .... gorgeous colours and beautiful design. Hugs Rachel x

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  2. this is just stunning, love all the step by steps too. isn't white fire a fabulous paint?!

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  3. Fabulous work with those paints and stamps!!

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  4. Stunning Alison. Love the colours and the stained glass effect with those images! hugs :)

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  5. Beautiful! Now I need that White Fire paint.

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  6. Alison this is a stunning spread! It has also reminded me that I have some Art nouveau ladies that I've not used in forever that would suit this kind of treatment.....wet weather playtime needed!

    Sally

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  7. Oh my, these are exceptional Alison! Truly beautiful. Stunning detailing and I love how it looks when the light catches. And alright, alright, alright, I need to buy white fire paint! Nicola x

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  8. Beautiful stain glass effect, and your colors are favorites of mine! The white fire paint is on my list! Wishing you a happy Easter! Hugs!

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  9. I love your spread, Alison, it is a wonderful glass mosaic , so stunning with the beautiful stamps, and the White Fire, together with the embossing. The colors make it all look so real, dear !Thank you for showing !!
    xoxo

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  10. Fabulous pages Alison - such a wonderful use of those stamps and paints. Truly stunning. White Fire on my list of wants now! Jennie x
    PS I heard about this page in a Church Hall in Lerwick this morning!

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  11. Gorgeous it really does look like an illuminated manuscript
    Hugs
    Donna xxx

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  12. Oh Alison, I am nearly lost for words! Simply stunning pages, the images are incredible and the colouring reminds me of beautiful stained glass windows - again, stunning! xx

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  13. Agree with all of the above - these pages are ethereal, and truly resemble stained glass. Love how you are using the White Fire to such great effect....not too much bling, but elegant! Hope Tuesday is a lovely day and not so darn cold! xxx Lynn

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  14. Fabulous pages Alison, rich, opulent and brilliantly put together. Xx

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  15. Your pages look fantastic!
    Wonderful design.

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  16. Oh I love this Alison, it fits so nicely with some of the places I have visited over the last two weeks. Fabulous! Hugs Debs xx

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  17. A fabulous background Alison and I love the LP stamps you have used x The washes of the Fresco are stunning.......must admit I am coming to love these paints.
    Stunning details and a great step by step with beautiful photographs
    TFS and best wishes
    Annie x

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  18. Absolutely stunning.
    Avril xx

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  19. Absolutely stunning.
    Avril xx

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  20. Fabulous Alison and great photos of the process! LP always a favourite of mine! Chrisx

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  21. Absolutely stunning Alison. Such beautiful manuscript pages and love the colours you chose for my favourite Lynne Perella stamps.
    Fliss xx

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  22. Oh my Alison, these pages are breathtaking! So, so beautiful and I definitely need that paint to compliment my favourite Treasure Gold colour. Like Fliss before me I love the colours you chose to use and you certainly achieved your aim of evoking the look of illuminated manuscript pages.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  23. Splendid pages Alison!! I always like your clear embossing technique. These Lynne Perrella stamps are little heavy but your pages are really clean, it's amazing!! I l love the paint splatter is going diagonally across the pages beautifully. xx

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  24. Oh my fathers , this is way too good - I love it. That Alison is so dang talented and you are lucky to have her - lucky, lucky you!
    sandy xx

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