Just found this wonderful blog about acrylic skins. The artist here likes to weave the skins. Really, there is no end to what you can do with acrylic paint skins.
Coming Out of the Blue: Acrylic Skins
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Acrylic Paint Skins on Glass Substrate
Getting Ready to Make Acrylic Skins
When you are using a piece of glass as a non-stick surface to create acrylic paint skins, you need just a few supplies. Obviously, you will need some acrylic paints and a medium. You will need a glass plate and some tools to apply and smooth the paint. I found a clear glass panel by a dumpster and cleaned it with some hot water and a little Dawn dish soap followed by denatured alcohol so it would be spotless. I picked up this set of spackling knives at Walmart for $1.97:
The smallest one is great for getting paint out the jars and dispensing on the glass.
While the larger one is best for smoothing and smearing the paint colors together
Another way to approach this would be to spread your medium or main paint color out on the glass and then decorate the top with various paints. That is basically what I did in the photos below.
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