Hi friends! It is the last day of September and I have a mixed media Halloween tutorial to share.
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This Halloween canvas features a large harvest moon, a painted background and stamping done both directly on the canvas and on tissue paper. The scene was inspired by Stephen King's Dark Tower IV Wizard and Glass book, and particularly by the reaptide festival in the rural area of Mejis. But it works just as well as a general Halloween canvas too. You could also turn it into a card or an art journal page.
Place Tim Holtz Moon Mask on the canvas and paint the with various Distress Paints. Rub away some of the paint in the foreground before it dries completely. I used the largest Moon Mask, if you work on a smaller scale, you can pick one of the two smaller sizes.
Paint the harvest moon with yellow and orange paint. Before the paint dries completely, rub some of it off to increase the texture and add highlights.
Place the Moon Mask on the moon and apply a mix of yellow and orange through it.
I stamped the main image on tissue paper and tore the edges. Stamp on the glossy side of the tissue paper. The stamp comes from Tim Holtz The Scarecrow. Add a thin layer of gloss multimedium on the background and carefully place the tissue paper into the medium. Add another thin layer on top. The torn edges will disappear. I stamped the rest of the images directly on the canvas, but wanted to make sure that no details was missing from this main image.
Add more paint to the background. Make the foreground hill darker than the hills further away to increase a sense of distance. Paint the scarecrow (or stuffy guy as they would say in Mejis).
Stamp trees with Simon Says Stamp All Seasons Tree and grass from Thoughtful Flowers. Stamp corn from Tim's The Scarecrow in the foreground. The main sentiment also comes from that stamp set. The rest of the sentiments come from Tim Holtz Tiny Text Halloween, and Simon Says Stamp Mixed Labels. Color the corn leaves with colored pencils. Add details with a black pen and stamp Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background here and there in the foreground.
The stamped branches at the top frames the piece and comes from Tim's Sketch Manor. Add stars and highlights with white gel pens.
The birds come from Tim's Mini Ornates stamp set. If you want even more of a Halloween feel, use the bats from The Scarecrow instead.
Add black paint around the edges.
The Moon Mask stencils are such fun to work with and perfect for creating a large harvest moon. If you want to use colder colors, paint the moon with white and grey instead.
Since my canvas is inspired by a story, I added some sentiments that fit that theme. You can use Halloween sentiments instead.
I colored the scarecrow with the same colors that were used in the background. If some of the stamped lines are dulled by the painting, add them back with a black paint.
I dyed some cheese cloth with Pumice Stone ink. The Heirloom Roses were colored with alcohol ink. Roses play an important part in the story, but you can skip them, since they might be a little out of place if you make a Halloween canvas.
A crystal ball plays a big role in the inspiration story, which is why I added a Tim Holtz idea-ology Bubble on top one of the pumpkins. There are also some Halloween Pearl Droplets.
Thank you so much for stopping by here today!
Happy stamping!
Anna-Karin
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