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Another from my Collage project - A4, using John Masefield's "Sea Fever";
I must go down to the seas again,
to the lonely seas and the sky...

Beautiful.

Apologies for the flares - I didn't use a flash, but the lights in the Art Room couldn't be escaped.I've tried to tone some of them down.

Used cold water dye, acetate print of Strangford Naval Chart, tissue paper, pva and paint. (and pens)

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Think I prefer this to your other one. Mainly because the colour scheme is more vivid and seems to make it angrier. And what does happen when you mix superglue and cold water dye? *curious*

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You get a painful mix of ripped skin, blue blood and patchy coloured flesh.

Yeah, most people seem to. I'm not that pleased with the painting on this though.
Cheers :)

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Oooo...this is quite interesting.

I love the fact that you can read, but not read, the entire poem.
The colors also work well together and the strike across the page causes a line of interest for the viewer to follow down.

I like!

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Thank you very much, and for the :+fav: - I apologise for taking so long to get back to you!

I've really enjoyed doing work like this lately, trying to really engage the viewer.

Thank you! :)

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i love this!!!
could you explain how you used the cold water dye
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Thank you! Basically, cold water dye comes as a powder - whether you buy it in mini tins or in bigger plastic tubs. If I were using a fabric, ie, something that liquid can be soaked up by, I would sprinkle (fairly librally) the colours I wanted (say, blue and turquoise) on to the patch I want the colour on, and then I would use a spray mister (ie, a cleaning spray bottle emptied and washed out) to wet the dye, and it would soak into the fabric, creating lots of lovely patterns - the more water you spray (within reason) the more patterns occur. On the other hand, if I were using most papers, where the water wouldn't sink in that quickly, I would spread pva glue on the patch where I want the colour, then sprinkle the dyes, and then experiment with a little sprayed water.
It is all about experimentation - nobody taught me how, I was just shown the materials and told to play with them... Have a go, it is great fun! But I recommend using plastic/latex protection gloves, unless, like me, you find it funny to go into the supermarket with witch green hands... :P Also, wear old clothes, and protect your workspace, because that dye is hard to remove.
A last point - worked like this, the colour is not 'fast' therefore it can't be washed. You could experiment adding salt into the mix, I don't know if that would improove it's fastness or not.
Hope this helps :)

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