First day of Elizabeth Busch class 10-13-14

One of the things we are not supposed to do is post pictures of the work being done in the class without express permission to do so.  So, I am showing just a few of Elizabeth Busch's demo pieces today.  I'll see if I can get permission from some of the students to photograph and show their work.   The fabric paints we are using are Pro-Chem and I will give you more exact names and numbers later.

See Elizabeth's website at www.elizabethbusch.com

 

We are working with Pro-Chem transparent paints which come in the bottles at the far side of the table.  Elizabeth mixes them with the gel ? medium using Popsicle sticks in the little take-out salsa containers where her hands are.

 

 





 

She spreads the paint on with plastic or metal scrapers or with 2" and 3" brushes.

The big white pot in the foreground is the gel medium.  

 

After the paint is dry she puts on another layer of paint after masking parts of the background with Contac paper or duct tape.

 

Then she applies the next layer of paint using brushes or scrapers.

 

 

Here is Elizabeth with some of her class samples.  We all did a color sample sheet such as those at top left.

 

We are having a great time applying paint, masking off portions of our backgrounds and then adding more paint.  It is a layering process that gives Elizabeth's work its depth.

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