This is the lid to a box I am working on. The painting is complete but I plan to crackle it to hide what I don't like. lol

Gouldian Finches; design by Barbara Baatz

What's not to like? Those birds are so cute! Love it.

Good job. I like it too.

Jean

Thank you both.

My problem is with the background, it's too stark and 'flat'. The crackle will add some interest.

Can you just crackle the background? Or would that look too bad? I've never crackled before. As you can probably tell. lol

Jean

It looks good, however I've heard of painting the background with a "slip slap" method. That's usually done first. I must confess I've never tried it, but hope to do so.
Kathleen