prototype #1
So I went out and got an embroidery hoop, two actually, an oval and a circle, and got some nice smooth evenweave calico.
So far the calico is stretched on the hoop, and I've done the gesso.
So far, I think I will need 5 layers of gesso, the initial thick, the other four watered down. I'm pretty sure I've got it watertight, becasue I held it up to the lamp and kept layering the gesso untill I could see no tiny spots of light through it.
I was thinking of sanding it back, but I think that it should stay texturized. It doesnt have the tooth of canvas, and I doubt that this grade of thickness will have a detrimental effect on the overall detail. Its quite thin compared to any mediums I have used before.
So far my protracted and sometimes odd sense of logic seems to be working out.
So far the calico is stretched on the hoop, and I've done the gesso.
So far, I think I will need 5 layers of gesso, the initial thick, the other four watered down. I'm pretty sure I've got it watertight, becasue I held it up to the lamp and kept layering the gesso untill I could see no tiny spots of light through it.
I was thinking of sanding it back, but I think that it should stay texturized. It doesnt have the tooth of canvas, and I doubt that this grade of thickness will have a detrimental effect on the overall detail. Its quite thin compared to any mediums I have used before.
So far my protracted and sometimes odd sense of logic seems to be working out.