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rainee
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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


"Welcome to reality would you like some popcorn?"



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



 
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Good job. I like it too.

Jean


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rainee
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Thank you both.

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


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granny3641
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Can you just crackle the background? Or would that look too bad? I've never crackled before. As you can probably tell. lol

Jean


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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


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