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Mystery Technique

Mystery Technique #111

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It’s amazing how many times acrylic ink can be layered on Yupo without losing its transparency! As you may have guessed, this is part of the same painting as Mystery Technique #109. It’s fun to apply the paint with pipettes; the smaller ones give you more control but have a tendency to clog up, so it’s important to keep them clean. To increase the sense of depth and texture in the first few layers, I waited until the edges of the shape dried and then removed most of the remaining paint.

Mystery Technique

Mystery Technique #110

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #109:

Amazing things can happen when you work on Yupo! Since it’s waterproof paper, I used a stiff brush to get it wet, then added diluted acrylic ink and Winsor & Newton’s Granulation Medium. As it started to dry, I dropped in stronger color, then sprayed it with water to manipulate the paint.