Mixed Media Postcard

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Recently I took a class taught by Tracy Weinzapfel using the Nostalgie postcards from Hahnemühle. The class - The 5 Day Postcard Challenge - is now closed. Sorry. Tracy is currently teaching the 5 Day Heart Art Journal Challenge and I am taking that as well. But for today's post I want to go back to the postcard class and show you what we made on Day Two. 



Previous to the start of class I had gel printed several of the Nostalgie postcards. They work great on a gelli plate. The plate I used is from Gelli Arts. For this particular print, I kept things simple. 





I can not go into a lot of detail about this project because Tracy makes a living teaching these classes. And I can not give away the class material. I can tell you this one thing - I have seen many artists do this. Tape your paper down to start with. Painters tape gives a nice even border all around your piece of art. I taped my postcard right to a sheet of card stock so I could still rotate if I needed to as I painted. Also, the paper dries mostly flat if it is taped down and left to dry.



We used watercolors to paint with. I love how you can see the design and details of the gelli print through the paint. I believe if I had used acrylic you would not see the underlying details. Sandra, am I correct?






It's the little details that make the difference. Isn't that true in life, too? All that was left to do was dry the whole piece.







And gently remove the tape. I guess I could have done a better job lining up my tape. Hahahaha! We learn as we go. And I am doing a better job now laying my tape right along the edge. Tracy was using 1/4" painters tape. The roll I had on hand was 1". I now own three rolls of 1/4" tape. And I am still using the 1". Oh well. Best laid plans, right?

















I learned so much from Tracy in those five days. And her class this week will prove just as educational. Interested? So far we are using watercolor and acrylic. And gesso. And a load of brushes. Hahahaha! Want to join in? Just click here and you will go to the information. 

Nostalgie postcards can be purchased here.

Comments

  1. Sandra StraitFebruary 9, 2021 at 11:25 PM

    This is so beautiful, Alice! You could use acrylic, depending on the colors and how thinly you used them. I think watercolor is far better for transparency though.

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    1. AliceFebruary 10, 2021 at 11:17 PM

      That’s what I thought. I knew you would know. ❤️🤗

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  2. Evy BrowningFebruary 11, 2021 at 6:11 AM

    This does look very interesting, & I can clearly see you're getting much bolder with the use of red. The colours you've used really pop against each other. I love the way those white petals flow right into the frame & echo the underlying gelli print with the floral structure.

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