I watercolored the background and poppies and then coated it (twice) with the crackle paint. In order to highlight the cracks, I had to sponge over top of the panel with dark brown distress ink (scary!) ... and then used a water brush to dilute the ink so it washed down into the cracks. It worked!!
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Thu, Oct 09, 2014 @ 12:38 PM
Wow! You are the first one I saw that ever succeeded in getting those wonderful crackles! Thanks for the tip on the two coats! What a fantastic effect, Loll! Your watercoloring is gorgeous and so glad this worked so well.