MASKING TECHNIQUES 4

 There are an abundance of masks - also called mascils, stencils, screens - on the market.  The ColorBox art screens are one of several varieties I stock, and I could have selected any of them to be honest.  They are all fabulous to work with.

You don't have to cut your card to size at the beginning, you might find it easier to work on a larger area and cut it down to size at the end.  Make sure you secure the edges of your card to your work area, and also your mask on top of this.  For this design, I had to carefully just catch the edge of the mask with tape so I didn't block any of the circular shapes.

Now this technique works well with pale, delicate pastels as much as rich, vibrant colours.  It is entirely up to you how many different colours you want to use, I used four on this example, and quite random ones, I wasn't trying to compliment a particular colour palette. 

 
As always, start pale and try not to contaminate your Cut 'n' dry foam with other colours.  In this instance - Less can be More - just lightly work your first colour in random patches, then do the same with your second colour in different areas.

Keep going until you have filled all area with your chosen colours, then remove your mask.



Sprays can be used with these masks, but experiment with working from a height ( to avoid heavy excess of colour) and a direct downward spray, otherwise the force of the spray could lift the mask if spraying at an angle, and bleed under it.

I chose the Paper Artsy JOFY stamps as they were 'rounded' and went with my background.  It just requires mounting onto a mat and adding to a card, but not sure who the recipient is yet :)

Christine