Technique Tuesday: Beacon of Light

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I started this page by gessoing the 140lb stonehenge paper. I then used various cylindrical objects to stamp the circles on the page in various colors. Initially I intended for these to be flowers but it didn't work.

After the lights were dry I brushed the yellow around the page. I started with green as the second background color but it popped to much. I mixed a glaze with 1 part blue paint to 1 part glaze medium. I brushed this all over the green area to make it darker. I wanted the central light to look like a flashlight or a light in the distance.

I let everything dry really well before adding the lettering. I think this page looks more complex then it is. The glaze gives the illusion that I've painted many layers over it, I achieved that look by leaving the brush strokes visible in it.