There is something so beautiful about iridescent shimmer. The way that it catches the light just makes it so magical! Here's how to add some iridescent shine to your projects.
Iridescent shimmer is both beautiful and subtle. When it hits the light just right is when you see its full beauty. I have two different mediums that I love to use to add that iridescent shine.
The first is Prima's
Opal Magic paints. The shifting color makes these paints truly a delight. And they look so different on light and dark backgrounds, making them so fun to use. The other medium that I love are the Art Philosophy
Metallic Accents watercolors.
I used both of these mediums in this project featuring the gorgeous
Aquarelle Dreams collection from The Three Girls Tale and Prima Marketing. Let's walk through my tutorial for this project. (You can also check out a little
process Reel over on Instagram to see some of the steps in action!)
I started out by adding color to an 8x8 inch canvas using various sprays in teal and aqua. Once it was dry, I used the
Dandelion stencil and
3D Gloss Gel to create a watermark type look on the canvas. After the stenciling was dry, I splattered the canvas with water and sprays to create a distressed and shabby chic look
I then added a wash of watered down
Impasto Paint in Mediterranean over the dried resin casts, wiping the excess off of the raised areas before the paint dried to create a dry-brushed type look. For a bit of shimmer, I added some watered-down some of the same Opal Magic paint to the resin pieces.
While those were drying, I fussy cut out some florals and a large dragonfly from the
Aquarelle Dreams pad of paper. I also die cut some leaves from the paper pad as well. I then began to assemble the flower cluster, adding in the fussy cut florals,
ephemera, lace and of course,
paper flowers from the collection. My favorite adhesive for this is
Heavy Body Gel.
Before adhering the large dragonfly in place, I pulled out the
Pastel Metallic Accents watercolor set and painted the dragonfly with a wash of two coordinating colors from the palette. Once dry, I curled the wings with my fingers to give it more dimension. I glued the dragonfly in place with Heavy Body Gel then added another resin cast and flower on top.
I began adding even more iridescent shimmer to this project by highlighting the ephemera, fussy cut florals and paper flowers with both the Opal Magic paint and the Metallic Pastel Accents watercolor paint. I added some of the Opal Magic paint to the back of some
Melange Art Pebbles and then placed them on the canvas.
The finishing touch was splattering one of the Metallic watercolors all over the project by loading up my brush and tapping it on my finger over the canvas. I think iridescence is the perfect addition to this particular project. Dragonflies have iridescent wings and the metallic watercolors create the perfect shimmer for this fussy cut dragonfly.
It literally looks like it is taking flight! I hope that you enjoyed this mixed media project.
Until next time, happy crafting!
Adrienne
Prima Marketing
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