Hello again! I made this 6x8 canvas last week using Viva and LuminArte products. First I laid down a thick coat of Viva Ferro in the bottom corner and stuck my Prima flowers in to it so as it dried, the flowers were permanently attached. The next step was to apply a thick coat of Viva White Crackle Paint over the rest of the canvas using a palette knife, then I immediately applied the Zva Creative Rhinestone flourish on top of it so it would also permanently adhere. The waiting began... it took several hours for the Crackle Paint to dry, but when it did, it left a pretty cool pattern of cracks all over the canvas.
After everything was dried and set, I used the LuminArte Silks paints on the canvas and on the flowers as a color base. Stargazer Silks paint were used on the background and a few different colors were used on the flowers, mostly deep down in the cracks were the powders I used next wouldn't easily reach.
Then the fun really began! Using a little aerosol hairspray as an adhesive and an eye shadow makeup brush, I worked on small sections at a time and worked the LuminArte Primary Elements Pigment Powders all over, which is what really amped up the shimmer and sparkle. The beautiful thing about these pigment powders is that at first it looks nice, but the more your apply and layer the different colors, the more beautiful the project becomes! You really can't mess anything up on a project when using them because if you don't like it, just add more! This was my second canvas project using the pigments and I'm starting to get more of a feel for them. I'm really looking forward to seeing how my usage for these amazing powders continues as I use them more and more. I hope you like my project. Stay tuned for more as I learn more!
by Melissa Papke
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