My latest challenge has been to create mixed media funky fish. I have created a few of these. Some turn out better than others. It has been fun and it is a challenge to come up with new ideas.
These fish are created using a template that was provided by the person that started the art swap on ATCs for All. It is roughly 3.5 inches tall and 8 inches long. The basic shape could be anything from a guppy to an angel fish depending on the embellishments. I have been using pieces of cereal box as the base. From there, the techniques vary.
These are my creations so far. Enjoy!
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| Going with the flow is my newest. You can barely read the saying on top but that was on purpose. I wanted it to blend in with the dots and sort of act like the lateral line on the fish body. After all, the quote is about conformity :-). |
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| I don't usually do cute but she just evolved. Her fins are made from crinkled tissue paper and lots of glitter glue. Her "scales" are made using a chevron stamp and silver ink over a painted background. Her glossy eye is made from Glossy Accent over black and white circles. Her eyelashes are embroidery thread. |
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| This fish started out with a layer of tissue paper. The fish on top are hand drawn. The medium sized one is painted. The smallest is a hand cut fish coated with a layer of gold embossing powder. |
The fish below is actually one fish. The front is a view from above with the caption, "What lies beneath..." The white and orange fish is an up close of what lies beneath. This side is highly textured using gesso and a layer of used dryer sheet under all the paint. The orange is embossing powder and the raised lines on the fins are drawn with puff paint.
