Mystery Technique #101

Here’s a closeup of the front of my bunny for Cheekwood’s Great Spring Art Hunt on April 2nd and 3rd! You’ll be able to see it in person then if you find its hiding place, although you’ll have a hard time getting this close to it. You can learn what special techniques I used next month if you’ve signed up for email updates!

ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #100:

As you can see below, I cut the dead tree out of a piece of watercolor paper covered with another version of the wrinkled plastic technique; then I scratched in some additional lines and added some shading to create a sense of depth:

For the final step, I rubbed it with sandpaper to get the weathered look of a long-dead snag:

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